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Tuberculous Arthritis of Knee Presenting as Bakers Cyst: A Case Report
Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. PSIMS & RF, Vijayawada, India
Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. PSIMS & RF, Vijayawada, India
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Nagarjuna Superspeciality Hospitals, Vijayawada, India
- 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. PSIMS & RF, Vijayawada, India
- 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. PSIMS & RF, Vijayawada, India
- 3 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Nagarjuna Superspeciality Hospitals, Vijayawada, India
International Journal of Clinical Medicine·Volume 05 (2014)·Pages 319–324·Published 28 March 2014·DOI10.4236/ijcm.2014.56048
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is no longer confined to undeveloped or developing nations. Today , one third of world’s population suffers from tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) of the musculoskeletal system is an uncommon infection caused by tuberculous bacilli and constitutes 1 % - 5% of all forms of TB. 30% of skeletal TB involves the joints, the knee being the third most commonly affected after the spine and the hip. Knee tuberculosis commonly presents as synovitis or arthritis. Baker’s cyst is a rather rare complication of knee joint tuberculosis. We report a case of a 50-year - old man with tuberculous arthritis of the right knee who presented to us as baker’s cyst.
KeywordsTuberculosisBakers CystLoose Bodies
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