Abstract:Spinal tuberculosis, the most common extrapulmonary secondary tuberculosis, has been a common and frequently encoun- tered disease in spinal surgery. Standardized anti-tuberculosis treatment is the fundamental way to cure spinal tuberculosis in clinic. How- ever, for cases with huge paravertebral abscess, accompanied by nerve compression, spinal instability and kyphosis, surgical treatment is of- ten needed to remove tuberculosis foci, relieve nerve compression, correct deformity, and reconstruct spinal stability. Therefore, surgical treatment is an indispensable and important treatment for spinal tuberculosis. However, there are still many problems in the surgical treat- ment of spinal tuberculosis. According to the latest progress of surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis at home and abroad in recent years, drawing on relevant foreign guidelines, following the principle of evidence-based medicine, 60 spinal tuberculosis experts were organized to develop this guideline by Orthopaedic Professional Committee of Chinese Society for Tuberculosis, Chinese Medical Associaition.