A review of patients with skeletal tuberculosis treated at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.
Two hundred and nineteen patients with skeletal tuberculosis have been reviewed analysing the site of the lesion and the treatment given. Operative management is advocated since the results of this approach are encouraging.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000601:surgery; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000601:surgery*