title: Posttraumatic tuberculous osteomyelitis of the foot--A rare case report.
abstract: Skeletal tuberculosis developing after trauma is a rare occurrence.We report a rare case of posttraumatic tubercular osteomyelitis of mid-tarsal bone of the right foot. Patient was treated with regular dressing and anti-tubercular drugs. Posttraumatic skeletal tuberculosis should be considered in patient with non-healing ulcer.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Orthopaedics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Gauresh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vargaonkar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sathyamurthy
authors.forename: Varun Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mallojwar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy