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Orthopaedics TB of the Spine ecebba08

The 1st sign of TB is:

A
Narrowing of intervertebral space
B
Rarefaction of vertebral bodies
C
Destruction of laminae
D
Fusion of spinous processes
High-Yield Explanation
(a)- The earliest feature is loss of curvature due to paravertebral spasm.- The next radiological feature of spinal tuberculosis is reduction of intervertebral disk space and osteoporosis of two adjacent vertebrae sometimes with fuzziness of the endplates.

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