Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (Apr 2014)

Tuberculosis of the Trochanteric Bursa: A Case Report

  • Seong-Tae Kim,
  • Myung-Sang Moon,
  • Min-Geun Yoon,
  • Woo-Sung Park,
  • Jee-Hyun Heo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901402200131
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22

Abstract

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Tuberculous trochanteric bursitis is rare. We report on a 48-year-old man with a huge gravitational abscess in the thigh secondary to tuberculosis of the trochanteric bursa.