Total hip arthroplasty in healed tuberculous hip.
Total hip arthroplasty was performed in a patient who had tuberculous hip, quiescent for the last 15 years, without pre or postoperative anti-tuberculous chemotherapy. At a 27 month follow up, there has been no evidence of reactivation. A brief review of relevant literature is also presented.
Dogra
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Department of Orthopaedics, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Mumbai.
Kulkarni
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Bhosale
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PB
D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*