title: Tuberculosis of the knee in a child.
abstract: The diagnosis for skeletal tuberculosis is often overlooked. We report a 9-year-old patient with a history of 2 years of swollen joint, with a diagnosis of tuberculosis of the knee with involvement of the proximal tibial epiphysis, and treated surgically and with anti-tuberculosis drug therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Faculty of University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. drmuratuzel@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uzel
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garipardic
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cetinus
authors.forename: Erkal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bilgic
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karaoguz
authors.forename: Cetin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boran
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oztoprak
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy