Tuberculosis of patella.
Osteoarticular tuberculosis is rare and affects the knee in about 8% of cases and the patella in less than 0.1%. This study reports a series of five patients who were immunologically competent but living in an endemic area for tuberculosis. Treatment with antituberculous therapy and early mobilization of the knee joint led to a successful outcome in all cases without patellectomy or arthrodesis.
Mittal
Ravi
R
Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. ravimittal66@hotmail.com
Trikha
Vivek
V
Rastogi
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D013585:Synovitis / Q000382:microbiology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents