Isolated Tuberculosis of Capitate and Triquetrum
JOURNAL OF WRIST SURGERY, vol.6, no.1, pp.70-73, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 6 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0036-1584312
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF WRIST SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.70-73
- Keywords: tuberculosis, wrist, capitatum, triquetrum, HAND, JOINTS
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Musculoskeletal system is involved in about 20% of the patients diagnosed with tuberculosis. Although musculoskeletal tuberculosis generally affects spine and large joints (hip and knee), hand involvement of the tuberculosis is seen in 10% of the patients with musculoskeletal involvement and also isolated tuberculosis of hand or wrist is much rarer.