en Neurosurgery Neurosurgery Original Research Original Research <p> <strong> Abstract </strong></p><p> <strong> Backgrounds: </strong>Pott's disease is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and </p><p>  presents with several clinical patterns. Delay in diagnosis and management may </p><p>  cause serious complications. We conducted a retrospective study between 1991- </p><p>  2006 to evaluate clinical presentation, radiologic and laboratory findings, and therapeutic </p><p>  approaches to spinal tuberculosis. </p><p> <strong> Methods: </strong>We reviewed clinical presentation, radiological and laboratory findings </p><p>  of 58 patients with spinal tuberculosis retrospectively. The diagnosis of tuberculous </p><p>  spondylitis was based on characteristic histology or microbiologic evidence of </p><p>  the disease. The results of study were recorded, and statistically analyzed by SPSS </p><p>  11.5. </p><p> <strong> Results: </strong>The most frequent symptom was back pain (84%), with thoracic region </p><p>  being the most affected site (46%). Paravertebral abscess noted in 67% of cases and </p><p>  the average time for diagnosis was 16 months. </p><p> <strong> Conclusions: </strong>The 42 cases of this study underwent surgery and all were treated </p><p>  with drug therapy for 12 months . There was no worsening of the neurologic status in </p><p>  any patient. All patients with tuberculous spondylitis began to improve 3 months after </p><p>  chemotherapy and healed within 12 months in nonsurgical and surgical groups. </p><p>  </p><p>  </p> Antituberculous regimen, pott\'s disease, spine, spondylitis 200 206 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-85&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mohammadreza Ehsaei 20031947532846001878 20031947532846001878 No Fariborz Samini Saminif@Mums.ac.ir 20031947532846001879 20031947532846001879 Yes Department of Neurosurgery, Ghaem Medical Center, Gholamreza Bahadorkhan 20031947532846001880 20031947532846001880 No