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Chapter-042 Evolution of Treatment of Skeletal Tuberculosis

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Orthopedics & Trauma (4 Volumes)

Author
1. Tuli SM
ISBN
9789385891052
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12869_43
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
1. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, University College of Medical Science and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, India, Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Nehru Nagar, New Delhi, India, Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, New Delhi, India, Vimhans PrimaMed Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India, Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Nayati Medical Institutes, New Delhi, India, Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Vimhans Nayati Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
Chapter keywords
skeletal tuberculosis, mycobacterium tuberculosis, preantitubercular era, postantitubercular era, antitubercular drug, osteoarticular tuberculosis

Abstract

This chapter discusses evolution of treatment of skeletal tuberculosis. The evolution of treatment of tuberculosis of bones, joints, and spine has passed through different phases of development. The availability of antitubercular drugs, a significant milestone, divides the treatment of tuberculosis into two eras: preantitubercular era, and postantitubercular era. The most spectacular effect of the drugs was disappearance of sinuses, ulcers, and abscesses despite extensive surgery and the elimination of the danger of postoperative dissemination of tuberculous infection. Before the advent of antitubercular chemotherapy, sinus formation was regarded as one of the most dreaded complications of skeletal tuberculosis, and surgery of tuberculosis was usually complicated by the formation of sinuses.

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