Tuberculosis of the Skeletal System

Section 1:: General Considerations
1. Epidemiology and Prevalence
2. Pathology and Pathogenesis
3. The Organism and its Sensitivity
4. Evolution of Treatment of Skeletal Tuberculosis
5. Diagnosis and Investigations
6. Antitubercular Drugs
7. Principles of Management of Osteoarticular Tuberculosis
Section 2:: Extra-spinal Regional Tuberculosis
8. Tuberculosis of the Hip Joint
9. Tuberculosis of the Knee Joint
10. Tuberculosis of the Ankle and Foot
11. Tuberculosis of the Shoulder
12. Tuberculosis of the Elbow Joint
13. Tuberculosis of the Wrist
14. Tuberculosis of Short Tubular Bones
15. Tuberculosis of the Sacroiliac Joints and Sacrum
16. Tuberculosis of Rare Sites, Girdle and Flat Bones
17. Tuberculous Osteomyelitis
18. Tuberculosis of Tendon Sheaths and Bursae
Section 3:: Tuberculosis of the Spine
19. Clinical Features
20. X-ray Appearances and Findings on Modern Imaging
21. Differential Diagnosis
22. Neurological Complications
23. Management and Results
24. Operative Trea
25. Spinal Braces
26. Relevant Surgical Anatomy
Take Home Key Points (Collated by Dr Apurv Mehra)
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