FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS OF SPINE.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- thoracic and thoracolumbar potts spine
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/09/007237
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr SuryaKant Singh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1-Age >18years
2-Severe kyphosis with active disease( >30 degree in adolescents and > 45 degree in adults)
3-Deteriorating neurology while on conservative treatment(grade 1,2,3 paraplegics)
4-If xrays show signs of instability-spine at risk sign>=2/4
5-Grade 4 paraplegics as per kumars classification
6-Progression of the the kyphotic deformity
7-Not showing significant improvement even after fair trial of ATT for 4-6 weeks (grade1,2,3paraplegics)
8-Recurrence of the neurological complications
Exclusion Criteria
1-Patients who do not meet criteria of inclusion 2-Patient having severe co-morbidities and unfit for surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VAS(PAIN SCORE),OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX,KYPHOTIC CORRECTIONTimepoint: AT 0 DAYS, AT 6 MONTHS, AT 12 MONTHS
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ASIA SCALE FOR ESTIMATING THE NEUROLOGICAL STATUSTimepoint: AT 0 DAYS, AT 6 MONTHS, AT 12 MONTHS