Author/Authors :
Parsa, Ali Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA , Mirzaie, Maryam Community and Preventive Medicine Specialist - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Ebrahimzadeh, Mohammad H. Orthopedic Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Birjandinejad, Ali Orthopedic Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Malek, Abdolreza Department of Pediatrics - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhs, Iran , Mousavian, Alireza Orthopedic Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract :
About 15 % of all musculoskeletal tuberculosis (TB) have hip involvement. Early anti-tubercular drug therapy and other conservative treatment including short-term traction and mobilization programs could prevent hip joint destruction. Reactivation of TB accounts for a significant of active TB incidence, especially in the developed countries with a low TB prevalence. The risk of TB activation for population with the latent form of disease is about 5-10%. According to the existing literature surgery in tubercular hip arthritis would be safe once sufficient debridement and precise anti tubercular chemotherapy has been done.
Keywords :
Active , Hip , Quiescent , Reactivation , Surgery , Tuberculosis
