title: [Synovectomies of the knee. Apropos of 47 cases tuberculous synovitis].
abstract: The authors carried out synovectomy of the knee in 70 cases, including 47 for tuberculous synovitis, with follow up periods of 2 years and half to 18 years. The subjects included: -30 children from 2 to 15 years; -17 adults from 16 to 50 years, with 3 cases of more than 50 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Very good: greater or equal to 110 degrees in 2 cases; -Good: greater or equal to 90 degrees in 26 cases; -Average: greater or equal to 45 to 90 degrees in 11 cases; -Poor: less than 45 degrees in 8 cases. The authors believe that synovectomy in tuberculous synovitis of the knee without an osteocartilagenous lesion, or with slight lesions of the joint is more efficacious than medical treatment alone and may shorten the duration of treatment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D013585:Synovitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Les synovectomies du genou. A propos de 47 cas de synovites tuberculeuses