Explore the Spread of Tuberculosis Under the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament (ALL...
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Explore the Spread of Tuberculosis Under the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament (ALL...

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What is the tendency of TB in relation to the anterior vertebral body and the ALL?

TB often begins in the anterior vertebral body so it has a tendency to spread underneath the ALL more so than in the anterior epidural space.

What can happen to TB as it spreads underneath the ALL?

It can track underneath the ALL and extend well away from the vertebral body/disc it has arisen in.

What is the significance of the blue arrows in the image above?

The blue arrows outline the ALL with phlegmon and an abscess tracking along the undersurface of the ALL, indicating the spread of TB underneath the ALL.

What is the tendency of TB in relation to the anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)?

<p>TB tends to spread underneath the ALL.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the blue arrows in the image above?

<p>They outline the ALL.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential extent of TB spread in relation to the vertebral body/disc it has arisen in?

<p>It can track underneath the ALL and extend well away from the vertebral body/disc it has arisen in.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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