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European Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Published in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2/2014

01-06-2014 | Case Report

A rare presentation of tuberculosis—concomitant involvement of both the knee and proximal tibia

Authors: Vineet Thomas Abraham, Rohit Gangadharan, M. N. Reddy

Published in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Issue 2/2014

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The knee joint is the third most common site of tuberculosis and accounts for 10 % of all osteoarticular tuberculosis [1]. Tuberculous synovitis is common, but concomitant involvement of both the synovium and proximal tibia is rare especially in adults. …
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Metadata
Title
A rare presentation of tuberculosis—concomitant involvement of both the knee and proximal tibia
Authors
Vineet Thomas Abraham
Rohit Gangadharan
M. N. Reddy
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1867-4569
Electronic ISSN: 1867-4577
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-013-0214-2

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