Which of the following is not a feature of Tuberculosis of the spine:: (A) Back pain earliest symptom, (B) Stiffness of back, (C) Exaggerated lumbar lordosis, (D) Cold abscess
Answer is C. Ans. C. Exaggerated lumbar lordosisTuberculosis of the spine usually involves vertebral bodies and is of paradiscal type. It results in kyphosis and not lordosis due to collapse of vertebrae.