Abstract
Recently, tuberculosis of bones and joints has decreased. But, difficulties remain in diagnosis and treatment. Since 1992 we have experienced 16 cases of tuberculosis of bones and joints. Nine were males and seven were females, ranging from 42 to 81 years old. There were 12 cases of tuberculous spondylitis, and 8 cases out of the 12 underwent an operation at the anterior fusion by curretage and bone graft, and almost of all exhibited union on roentgenogram, and almost all could walk. We conclude that the early stage operation is effective for tuberculosis of bones and joints under the chemotherapy, because we experienced reduced recovery times using this method.
