Tuberculous Knee Joint - A Case Report

Tuberculous Knee Joint - A Case Report

Tuberculosis is an ancient disease that is still a major morbidity worlwide. Along with the increase in prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis, skeletal tuberculosis seems to be on the rise too. The complication of joint related tuberculosis can be very disabling and may impede the function of an indi...

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Main Authors: Arvin Raj, Goonasegaran, Lik Han, Ong, Faris, Kamaruddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MALAYSIAN ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION 2016
Subjects:
RA Public aspects of medicine
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
RB Pathology
RD Surgery
RZ Other systems of medicine
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39961/1/tuberculous%20knee%20final.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39961/
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Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Language: English
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Summary:Tuberculosis is an ancient disease that is still a major morbidity worlwide. Along with the increase in prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis, skeletal tuberculosis seems to be on the rise too. The complication of joint related tuberculosis can be very disabling and may impede the function of an individual if left untreated.The incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is ranging from 2- 20% and in Malaysia it represents 10% of cases, of which skeletal tuberculosis may range from 1-20% ofall extrapulmonary tuberculosis. In Sarawak, osteoarticular tuberculosis has been encountered in the spine, hip, knee, elbow and wrist.

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