title: Peripheral osteoarticular tuberculosis in children: 106 case-reports.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We retrospectively reviewed 106 pediatric cases of peripheral osteoarticular tuberculosis (OAT) seen over a 21-year period in Morocco. Patients with vertebral tuberculosis were excluded from the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 55 boys and 51 girls had a mean age of 8 years. The hip and knee together contributed 63% of the osteoarticular foci. Organ involvement was documented in 32 cases. Mean time from symptom onset to evaluation was 10 months. This resulted in diagnostic delay, which contributed to the 22% rate of residual abnormalities consisting of joint ankylosis and leg length inequality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OAT is a source of functional disability that should be recognized and treated early, particularly in children, given that appropriate management can lead to a full recovery (14 patients in our series).
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Orthopedics Department, Children's Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. youtek@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Teklali
authors.forename: Zouheir Fellous
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: El Alami
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: El Madhi
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gourinda
authors.forename: Abdelhamid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents