Immediate Cementless Hemiarthroplasty for Severe Destructive Glenohumeral Tuberculous Arthritis

The glenohumeral joint tuberculosis (TB) is rare as compared with other joints. Plaster immobilization, arthrodesis, and resection arthroplasty have been proposed as the additional treatments with anti-TB medications in severe destructive arthritis. To our knowledge, however, the surgical treatment...

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Main Authors: Suriya Luenam, Arkaphat Kosiyatrakul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/426102