Tuberculosis of the hand: Clinical presentation and functional outcome in 32 patients

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1054-1057

  Kotwal, P P ^a   Khan, S A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND FUNCTION; HAND INFECTION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249088619     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B8.22074     Document Type: Article

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