Scherer, Julian
Mukasa, Sandra L.
Wolmarans, Karen
Jakoet-Bassier, Fareda
Taylor, Ashleigh
Guler, Reto
Kotze, Tessa
Song, Taeksun
Dunn, Robert
Laubscher, Maritz
Pape, Hans-Christoph
Held, Michael
Thienemann, Friedrich
Funding for this research was provided by:
AO Spine (AOS-DIA-22-029-TRA)
Postgraduate Funding Office of the University of Cape Town
European Union (RIA2017T- 2004-StatinTB)
University of Cape Town
Article History
Received: 4 January 2026
Accepted: 13 February 2026
First Online: 3 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare that have no conflict of interest.
: All participants from the Spinal TB X cohort undergo written informed consent before inclusion.
: The University of Cape Town Ethics Committee approved the Spinal TB X cohort (HREC:243/2022). The study has been registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05610098).