Osteoarticular Tuberculosis Misdiagnosed as Subtalar Osteoarthritis (A Case Report).
- Author:
Sung Jun LEE
1
;
Dong Chul LEE
;
Jee Hoon KIM
;
Kang Hyun PARK
;
Chul Hyun PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea. chpark77@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Subtalar joint;
Arthritis;
Tuberculosis
- MeSH:
Animals;
Ankle;
Arthritis;
Arthrodesis;
Fistula;
Incidence;
Osteoarthritis;
Subtalar Joint;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular
- From:Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
2013;17(3):234-238
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Osteoarticular tuberculosis is often misdiagnosed as other disease because of a rare incidence and nonspecific clinical and radiographic presentation. Therefore, it is important to know clinical and radiographic presentations of osteoarticular tuberculosis and to diagnose in early phase. Especially, fistula formation is one of the most important clinical features which suspects osteoarticular tuberculosis. We report a case of ankle tuberculosis to be misdiagnosed as subtalar osteoarthritis and performed subtalar arthrodesis.
