The review of one hundred and seventy-two patients that were treated in Trakya University and Balta Limanı Bone Disease Hospitais between 1985-1993 is presented. The mean age was 40.2 years, ranging betvveen 2 and 78. The mean follow-up was 31.8 months. 78 patients were treated conservatively and surgical treatment were performed for the remainder group with chemoteraphy. The types of surgical treatment were as follovving: Costo-transvectomy and anterolateral debridement in 42 cases, anterior drainage and curettage in 25 cases, anterior radical resection and anterior fusion in 8 cases, only abscess drainage in 7 cases, anterior debridement and pos-terior in-situ fusion in 9 cases. The posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion were added to anterior fusion in 3 cases. 19 patients had paraplegia at the time of admittance to the hospital. Ali patients were prescribed antituber-culous durgs for 9-24 months.
Keywords: Tuberculosis, Spine, Pott.