Laminectomy and spinal canal decompression

1. Spinal tuberculosis complicated with paraplegia, and had done decompression and decompression of the ribs and transverse process to remove the lesions. No recovery or unsatisfactory recovery was found. There was still obstruction in the lumbar puncture Quie test, and ct or mri examination showed that there were still lesions in the spinal canal. Can wait for spinal stability to recover after laminectomy second stage focus removal and decompression surgery. 2. Vertebral arch tuberculosis complicated with paraplegia. 3. Cervical spinal tuberculosis complicated with paraplegia, and the improvement of paraplegia by clearing the anterior lesions. However, it is almost impossible to remove the lesions in front of the spinal cord, especially the upper cervical spine. 4. Spinal tuberculosis patients with paraplegia, the general situation is not good, can not tolerate thorough surgery, long-term preparation will affect the recovery of paraplegia, posterior laminectomy can be performed first to achieve the purpose of partial decompression.

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