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Primary total hip replacement in a case of advanced active tuberculosis hip

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Case Report

Author Details : Hitesh Ramakrishnan, Abhishek Trimbak Shinde*

Volume : 7, Issue : 2, Year : 2021

Article Page : 170-174

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijos.2021.028

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Abstract

Tuberculosis continues to bear a major disease burden in developing countries. Among skeletal tuberculosis, Tuberculosis hip is the second most common entity after tuberculosis spine causing increasing morbidity and disability especially in the poor socioeconomic class families that are deprived of good nutrition and immunity. Here we report a primary total hip replacement done in a case of advanced active tuberculosis hip.

Keywords: Tuberculosis, Hip joint, Total hip replacement, Arthritis, Arthroplasty Case Presentation.

How to cite : Ramakrishnan H , Shinde A T , Primary total hip replacement in a case of advanced active tuberculosis hip. Indian J Orthop Surg 2021;7(2):170-174

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