PREVALENCE OF POTT'S SPINE IN THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AMONG THE PATIENTS OF COMPRESSIVE MYELOPATHY

Dr. ANIMA RANJNI XALXO; Dr. LEO MINKAN KHOYA; Dr. PUNAM BARA

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

PREVALENCE OF POTT'S SPINE IN THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AMONG THE PATIENTS OF COMPRESSIVE MYELOPATHY

Dr. Anima Ranjni Xalxo, Dr. Leo Minkan Khoya, Dr. Punam Bara

Abstract :

AIMS: Cross sectional observational comparative study in a tertiary care hospital on �Prevalence of pott�s spine in Jharkhand among the patients presented with Compressive Myelopathy�. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 100 subjects (71 male and 29 female) were selected for the study, who had presented with acute or chronic backache, restricted movements, paraesthesia, sensory or/and motor weakness and sphincter disturbances. RESULTS: Total 100 cases were taken for study, among them 88 had been detected as compressive myelopathy due to various causes. The maximum numbers of patients had compressive myelopathy belongs to age group of 40-50 years (37.5%) followed by age group of 50-60 years (26.1%). Most of the cases of Compressive Myelopathy were due to pott�s spine (39.7%), followed by Traumatic, Metastatic, Spinal neoplasm, Pyogenic Osteomyelitis and Degenerative disc disease with the prevalence of 18.1%, 15.9%, 10.2% and 5.6% respectively. CONCLUSION: Out of 100 patients, 88 had been detected with compressive myelopathy due to various causes. The prevalence of pott�s spine was highest (39.7%) among the patients presented with compressive myelopathy in the state of Jharkhand.