Abstract
We saw in Chap. 3 on the natural history of the disease that an understanding of bone and joint tuberculosis is based on two fundamental axioms. This is especially true as far as treatment is concerned:
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Bone and joint tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and as such is treated by antituberculous chemotherapy.
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Bone and joint tuberculosis is an orthopedic disease and is also treated by orthopedic measures such as immobilization, surgery, and physical therapy.
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Hannachi, M.R., Martini, M. (1988). Treatment. In: Martini, M. (eds) Tuberculosis of the Bones and Joints. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61358-6_8
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