T. A. HAMDAN

FRCS, FRCP, FRS, American Board (Nevada), Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, Visiting Professor Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Publications

• Research Article
  Spinal tuberculosis; Clinical presentation, medical and surgical management A prospective study on 102 patients in Basrah, South of Iraq
  Author(s): T. A. HAMDAN, RAED J. CHASIB* and DARREN F. LUI
  
  A longitudinal follow up study examined the clinical features, management and the outcome of treatment for patients with spinal tuberculosis. Objectives: To analyse the cases with spinal tuberculosis in Basrah (the south of Iraq), to define the medical and surgical outcome of treatment. Summary and background: All forms of tuberculosis are endemic disease in Basrah, the spine pathology is the commonest extra pulmonary site, the indication for surgery should be tailored to each patients, chemotherapy is mandatory for all. Method: In this study, we received the specific questionnaire for the cases of spinal tuberculosis between December 2019 and May 2023, admitted in Basrah university teaching hospital, triple chemotherapy (Isoniazid, Rifampicin and Ethambutol) were given to all patients for six months, some had radical or conservative surgery according to .. Read More»