Clinical and epidemiological analysis of 893 patients with spinal tuberculosis: an 11-Year investigation of a general hospital in East China.

Background: The burden of spinal tuberculosis (STB) in China remains substantial, with the country ranking third in the number of tuberculosis cases globally in 2022, among the 30 countries with a high tuberculosis burden. In East China, few large-scale studies have been conducted on STB.

Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 893 confirmed STB cases (2010-2020).