Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (Dec 2015)

Shoulder Tuberculosis in Children: A Report of Two Cases

  • Anil Agarwal,
  • Anubrat Kumar,
  • Abbas Shaharyar,
  • Mohd Shafi Bhat

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901502300330
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23

Abstract

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We report 2 children who underwent multidrug antituberculous therapy with rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide followed by dedicated physiotherapy for tuberculosis of the shoulder. Both patients regained a range of motion comparable with the contralateral side after 9 to 10 months.