This paper is only available as a PDF. To read, Please Download here.
Abstract
Thirteen patients are presented who developed tuberculosis at the site of injury.
They were all immigrants from areas where tuberculosis is endemic. The presence of
injury caused a delay in diagnosis and therefore appropriate treatment. In an immigrant
with an injury that pursues an unusual or protracted course, tuberculous infection
should be considered.
To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
Purchase one-time access:
Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online accessOne-time access price info
- For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
- For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'
Subscribe:
Subscribe to InjuryAlready a print subscriber? Claim online access
Already an online subscriber? Sign in
Register: Create an account
Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect
References
- Brucella osteomyelitis of a closed femur fracture.Clin. Orthop. 1985; 195: 194
- Acute osteomyelitis following a closed fracture.Injury. 1978; 9: 207
- Acute osteomyelitis following closed fractures.J. Bone Joint Surg. 1975; 57A: 415
- Strain virulence and the lysosomal response in macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Infect. Immun. 1974; 10: 742
- The frequency of bacillaemia in tuberculosis.Am. Rev. Tubercul. 1932; 26: 418
- Tuberculosis bursitis without adjacent joint involvement following trauma.J. Bone Joint Surg. 1933; 15: 626
- Local osteoarticular tuberculosis complicating closed fractures.J. Bone Joint Surg. 1976; 58B: 248
- Tuberculosis arising at the site of physical injury: eight case histories.J. Infect. 1983; 7: 63
Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
February 19,
1987
Identification
Copyright
© 1987 Published by Elsevier Inc.
