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Tuberculosis of patella.

Ravi Mittal1, Vivek Trikha, S Rastogi

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. ravimittal66@hotmail.com

The Knee
|November 23, 2005
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Osteoarticular tuberculosis, a rare condition, can affect the knee and patella. Early treatment with antituberculous therapy and knee mobilization successfully treated five patients without surgery.

Area of Science:

  • Orthopedics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Rheumatology

Background:

  • Osteoarticular tuberculosis is uncommon, with knee involvement in 8% and patellar involvement in less than 0.1% of cases.
  • This study focuses on immunologically competent patients residing in a tuberculosis-endemic region.

Observation:

  • Five patients with osteoarticular tuberculosis of the knee were treated.
  • All patients were immunologically competent and lived in an area where tuberculosis is prevalent.

Findings:

  • Successful treatment was achieved in all five patients using antituberculous therapy and early knee joint mobilization.
  • No patients required patellectomy (patella removal) or arthrodesis (joint fusion).

Implications:

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  • This approach demonstrates a viable, conservative treatment strategy for patellar tuberculosis.
  • Early mobilization alongside medical therapy can lead to favorable outcomes, potentially avoiding extensive surgical interventions.