title: Clinicosocial aspect of osteo-articular tuberculosis.
abstract: The study constituted clinicosocial analysis of 194 cases of osteo-articular tuberculosis. The disease was common in 1st and 2nd decades of life but not rare in old age with male preponderance. Majority of the patients were from rural area belonging to lower economic classes. Lesions were usually solitary (96.4%) situated in the weight bearing bones and joints (88.66%). Spinal tuberculosis was commonest (48.97%). The onset of disease was insidious in 94.8% cases. Chronic pain, swelling, impaired movements, deformities, sinus and cold abscess were found to be salient features of disease. Negligence and secondary infection were common.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, LLRM Medical College, Meerut.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bajpai
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mohindra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology