This document discusses tuberculosis of bone and joint, with a focus on tuberculosis of the spine, hip, and knee. It covers the general considerations, pathology, clinical findings, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis in these locations. For pathology, it describes isolated bone, synovial, and total joint tuberculosis. Treatment involves systemic chemotherapy combined with local treatment and surgery when needed to address complications like abscesses. Differential diagnosis considers conditions that can appear similar like bone tumors, pyogenic infections, and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
General Considerations
• Tuberculosis of bone and joint is a secondary
not primary disease
• Tubercle bacillus may reproduce rapidly while
the whole condition of human body becomes
poor
• Tuberculosis of bone and joint occurs in the
young people and teenagers
• Spine is the commonest site,next to it is
Knee,Hip ,and Elbow Joint
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Pathology
• Isolated bone tuberculosis
a.Cancellous bone tuberculosis
Formation of sequestrum
b.Cortical tuberculosis
New bone formation
c.Metaphyseal tuberculosis
Formation of sequestrum and new bone
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Pathology
• Isolated synovial tuberculosis
a.Commonly occurs in knee,next to it is in
the hip
b.Focus at the site of synovial membrane
c.Synovial membrane becomes
thick,edema,hyperaemia.Inflammatory
infiltration and fluid exudate increases
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Pathology
• Total Joint tuberculosis
Come from isolated bone tuberculosis
and isolated synovial tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Pathology
• Complications of total joint tuberculosis at late stage
a,Gravity abscess(cold abscess)
b,Sinus formation
c,Pathological dislocation or subdislocation
d,Stiffness or deformity of joint
e,Shortage of limb
f,Paraplegia
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Treatment
• The principles of treatment
a,The treatment should be at early stage
b,Systemic treatment should be combined
with local treatment
c,Indication for surgical treatment should
be taken in to consideration
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Treatment
• Systemic treatment
RDC
Rest
Dietetic treatment
Chemotherapy
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Treatment
• Systemic treatment
RDC
Rest take proper rest
Absolutely rest is not necessary,proper
action,exercise should be encouraged
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Treatment
• Systemic treatment
RDC
Dietetic treatment
High protein,high vitamini C diet
should be given
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Treatment
• Systemic treatment
RDC
Chemotherapy
• Total bactericide Isonicotinylhydrazide(INH)
(rimifon),Rifampicin
• Semi bactericide Streptomycini( mild basic)
pyrazinamide(mild acid)
• Bacteriostatic agent Ethambutol p-aminosalicylic
acid(PAS) thiosemicarbazone
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Treatment
• Systemic treatment
Principles of chemotherapy
a, Combination in order to reduce drug resistance
or anti-drug effect
Streptomycin 0.75/day intramuscular injection
Rimifon 300-400mg/day orally
Rifampicin 600mg/day orally
b,One time administration
13. Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Treatment
• Local treatment
Two purposes
Local drug administration
Removing exudated fluid
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Tuberculosis of Bone and Joint
Treatment
• Surgical Treatment
Once chemotherapy has been taken for
2-3 weeks(at least 2 weeks),operation can
be considered
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• General Consideration
a,The highest incidence among the cases of
tuberculosis of bone and joint
b,Occurs commonly in children aged less
than 10 years old
c,Skipping spinal tuberculosis is very rare
in clinic
d,Site Vertebral body
(lumbar>thoracic>thoracolumbar>lumb
osacrum>cervical)
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• General Consideration
Reasons for easy occurring site
a,Cancellous bone
b,High gravity-bearing
c,Affected easily by fatigue
d,Poor blood supply
e,Less muscular attachment
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• Pathological types
a,Central type commonly in children in
thoracic
Erosion of the whole vertebral body
and disc
b,Marginal type commonly in adult in
lumbar
The damage of intervertebral disc
19. Tuberculosis of Spine
• Pathology
Formation of cold abscess
a,Paravertebral abscess
It may occur at the anterior or posterior part
of vertebral body,sometimes bilaterally
b,Gravity abscess
Cold abscess can travel along the musculo-
fascial compartment to a distant area
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• Examples of Gravity abscess
a,Cervical Retropharyngeal abscess
Retroesophageal abscess
b,Cervicothoracic Mediastinal tumor like abscess
c,Thoracic Paravertebral abscess
d,Thoracico-lumbar Paravertebral abscess
Great psoas muscle abscess
e,Lumbar Knee and hip are often affected
f,Lumbo-sacranal Rectus and collon
g,Sacrum Presacral abscess
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• Clinical Findings
• General symptoms of tuberculosis
Toxic symptoms of tuberculosis
lassitude poor appetite
loss of weight night sweats
thin pale malar flush
aching pain
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• Clinical Findings
• Local symptoms and signs
a,Pain The first symptom after the onset
Backache,lumbar pain are usually mild,often
only a dull pain,worsen after activity,which
means pain is not very severe
b,Tenderness and percussing pain at the
affected spinous process may happen
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• Clinical Findings
• Local symptoms and signs
c,Limited movement of spine mainly due to
muscular spasm(often sacrospinal muscle)
In children
A Pick-up test can be positive
Let a child pick up anything,if he picks up the thing
by bending the knee not by the bending of the spine
Night cry mainly due to a sudden relaxation
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• Clinical Findings
• Local symptoms and signs
d,Deformity
Angulated deformity may occur(kyphosis),because
of vertebral body destruction,vertebral body can be
compressed into a wedge shape
e,Gravity abscess
Features of it demonstrate fluctuation and slight
warmth,not tenderness,redness. It is different from
pyogenic inflammation abscess
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• Clinical Findings
• Local symptoms and signs
f,Paraplegia
Early stage
abscess,cheesy material,disc materials
sequestra,granulation can cause active
paraplegia which can achieve good result
after operation of decompression
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• Clinical Findings
• Local symptoms and signs
f,Paraplegia
Late stage
Thickness of dura mater,fibrosis of intravertebral
canal granulation ,ring compression of reproduction
of fibrous tissues on spinal cord, deformity,
pathological dislocation can cause stationary
paraplegia which can not achieve good result after
operation of decompression
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• Clinical Findings
• Lab Test
ESR may increase
• X-ray
Vertebral body may be eroded or
destroyed at the margin or in the central
part. Space between the vertebral body
may become narrow.Sequestra and
abscess shadow may be seen
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Tuberculosis of Spine
• Differential Diagnosis
• Bone tumor can destroy
the vertebral bodies but
in general speaking,tumor
has normal spinal space on
the X-ray check
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Tuberculosis of the Hip
General considerations
• Tuberculosis of the hip also is a common
disease thirdly in the tuberculosis of bone
and joint,the first one is the tuberculosis
of spine, the second one is the
tuberculosis of knee
• Most cases are found in children(less than
10 years of age)
• Most cases involve one side of the hip
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Tuberculosis of the Hip
Pathology
• Isolated synovial membrane tuberculosis
a,most commonly seen
b,less abscess formed
c,sinus formation accounts for a tiny
minority
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Tuberculosis of the Hip
Pathology
• Isolated skeletal tuberculosis
a,Lesions above acetabulum start the
course.Secondly involved site is femoral head
or neck.The third site is the whole joint of the
hip
b,Skeletal destruction,sequestra,dead cavity can
be easily seen
c,Abscess,pathological dislocation can occur if
the femoral head has been destroyed
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Tuberculosis of the Hip
Pathology
• Isolated skeletal tuberculosis
d,When abscess in buttock or in the
intrapelvic cavity is found,taking care
of whether the tuberculosis of the hip
occurs
e,When the lesion is healed-limb
shortening and deformity can form
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Tuberculosis of the Hip
Clinical Findings
• Toxic symtoms of tuberculosis
Lassitude poor appetite
loss of weight night sweat
thin pale malar flush
aching pain lower fever
afternoon lower grade fever
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Tuberculosis of the Hip
Clinical Findings
• Local symptoms and signs
a, Slight stiffness or claudication
b, Continuos claudication and pain of the hip
c, Night cry in children
d, tenderness and percusing pain
e, Loss of function of any direction
f, Deformity
• ESR may increase
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Tuberculosis of the Hip
Clinical Findings
• X-ray
• Isolated synovial membrane tuberculosis
osteoporosis thinness of trabecula
swollen of joint capsule widen of joint space
• Isolated skeletal tuberculosis
skeletal destruction
formation of sequestrum or sinus
• Total joint tuberculosis
pathological dislocation
joint stiffness skeletal sclerosis
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Tuberculosis of the Hip
Treatment
• General treatment
RDC
• Surgical treatment
Synovectomy and curettage(debridment)
Arthrodesis
Orthomorphia
40. Fig. 18-6 Osseous ankylosis after excision of hip for
tuberculosis complicated by pyogenic infection.
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Tuberculosis of the Hip
differential Diagnosis
• acute pyogenic osteomyelitis or
pyogenic arthritis
• chronic pyogenic arthritis with lower
toxin pathogens
• reumatoid arthritis
• transient synovitis of the hip
• Legg-Calve’-Perthes disease
(osteochondritis of femoral head)
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Tuberculosis of knee
• Clinical findings
• The cardinal symptoms are minimal in
early stage,may be worsen by activity
• Swelling around the knee is the local sign
Floating Patella Test may be positive,if
fluid accumulated in joint with middle
amount,you can feel fluctuation over the
knee
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Tuberculosis of knee
• Treatment
• General treatment
RDC
• Local treatment
Aspirating and injecting antituberculotics
• Synovectomy
through arthroscope
• Joint fusion