Isolated Tuberculosis of Capitate and Triquetrum

KARAKAPLAN M., KÖROĞLU M., ERGEN E., Aslanturk O., Ozdemir Z., ERTEM K.

JOURNAL OF WRIST SURGERY, vol.6, no.1, pp.70-73, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • 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.