title: Tuberculosis of the patella.
abstract: A rare case of tuberculosis of the patella is presented. Diagnostic features include an osteolytic lesion in the patella with flaky sequestrum, associated with typical clinical features. Treatment should be urgent and should include a regimen of surgical debridement along with four antitubercular drugs. Once the joint is involved, the end results become less satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Vasisht
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Nagi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents