Seven Cases of Tuberculosis of the Knee

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Patients, that complaint pain and swelling of their knees, have been receiving random treatment like Steroid hormone. But, in most of such cases, pain, swelling and dropsy continue in spite of these treatments. In these cases we find some tuberculosis of the knee frequently.We have experienced seven tuberculosis of the knee for the last 4 months and performed arthrodesis and synovectomy of these five tuberculous knees. One of them has received treatment as Rheumatoid arthritis for about a year. It is very difficult to make an early diagnosis of tuberculosis. But in doubtful cases, biopsy is the best method of diagnosis. Our method is to tear off a part of synovial membrane by herniation forceps.We report the above cases adding to the transition of bone and joint tuberculosis of the latest 5 years in our hospital and review of the riterature.
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