Background: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health concern and burden on developing countries economy. Pakistan ranks in top 10 of the world with high load TB big chunk this disease process extra pulmonary (EPTB). Among sites, bone joint very common yet under reported. Recent literature has found up to 35% all cases are TB. Purpose: We aim do an analysis frequency our institut...

Osteochondral loose bodies are uncommon in the temporomandibular joint but occur relatively frequently in the large joints such as the knee, elbow and hip.’ They may be associated with synovial osteochondromatosis or may occur secondary to osteoarthritis, intracapsular fractures, osteochondritis dissecans, rheumatoid arthritis, syphilis or tuberculosis.2,3,4 A survey of literature reveals aroun...

OBJECTIVE To examine the frequency and clinical manifestations of osteoarticular tuberculosis in non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients during the past 10 years in a northwestern area of Spain. METHODS The charts of all patients older than 14 years of age, not HIV-infected, and diagnosed as having osteoarticular tuberculosis at the Xeral-Calde Hospital from 1988 through 1997 were rev...

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Fifty synovectomies of the knee joint for tuberculous synovitis performed during a six-year period with complete postoperative follow-up were studied to assess the value of such procedures and the conclusions drawn are reported here. In order to obtain good results, synovectomy should be performed during the early phase of disease, when the knee remains swollen and warm, even after antitubercul...

background: chondromalacia patella is the most common cause of mechanical knee pain in young women. q angle and knee alignment are important clinical parameters for biomechanics of the patellofemoral joint. objective: to identify the prevalence of knee malalignment and to find out if there is a correlation between knee mal alignment and q angle with age at onset of disease. methods: all patient...

Tuberculous septic arthritis is difficult to diagnose. A retrospective analysis was done on patients over 15 years of age who attended Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand, between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2006, whose synovial fluid culture was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The medical records of 77 patients were reviewed; one-third were in their sixth decade. Comorbid d...

background anterior cruciate ligament (acl) injury is the most common sports injury in both athletes and nonathletes; it can cause disability if not treated correctly. in cases with minor injuries, conservative treatments suffice. but, in cases with acl tear, surgery by different methods and autografts are indicated. the most prevalent method for acl reconstruction is the use of hamstring tendo...

background osteoarthritis (oa) is a multifactorial, disabling and degenerative disease that worsens with age and affects patient’s health-related quality of life (hrqol). objectives the current study aimed to assess if age and comorbidities have an influence on knee oa and knee replacement outcome before and after the surgery. methods a quasi-experimental intervention study was conducted on a s...