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What Does "lytic Destruction Of L3" Indicate?
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My cousin is suggested to go for AKT4 for LSpine verebral prob of possibility ofkoch or spine tb.but got indeterminte in quantiferm gold test. MRI scan has reveld lytic destruction of L3,she is suffering from lower back pain rt side radiating to right thie and knee joint.since 8 months.pl guide.
My cousin is suggested to go for AKT4 for LSpine verebral prob of possibility ofkoch or spine tb.but got indeterminte in quantiferm gold test. MRI scan has reveld lytic destruction of L3,she is suffering from lower back pain rt side radiating to right thie and knee joint.since 8 months.pl guide.
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1.In case of patients with tuberculosis of spine - the above findings like vertebral body destruction with infective changes are seen.
2.In complicated not healing cases the complete compression of the vertebral bodies are seen.
3.It is called potts spine - with gibbus deformity. The treatment should be started as soon as possible before it gets complicated.
4.The pain in the legs and knee are due to the radiating pain.
5.The pain is radiating as the nerve at the infective level could be compressing the root and foramen indentation.
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1.In case of patients with tuberculosis of spine - the above findings like vertebral body destruction with infective changes are seen.
2.In complicated not healing cases the complete compression of the vertebral bodies are seen.
3.It is called potts spine - with gibbus deformity. The treatment should be started as soon as possible before it gets complicated.
4.The pain in the legs and knee are due to the radiating pain.
5.The pain is radiating as the nerve at the infective level could be compressing the root and foramen indentation.
Good luck.
Hope i have answered your query,
any thing to ask ? do not hesitate to ask.
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ganesh/62888
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