Kim and Sudprasert et al.11,12 analysed the prognosis of spinal tuberculosis using the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP ), respectively, and concluded that the decrease in ESR and CRP in the early postoperative period was helpful for the prognosis of spinal tuberculosis and the recovery of neurological function. Here, CRP is linked to tuberculosis, spinal.