Cheuk Kin Kwan , Stephanie Wing Sum Tso , Wing Hong Liu , Chi Yin Tso , Wing Hoi Cheung , Ronald Man Yeung Wong , Ning Tang
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Primary diaphyseal tuberculosis of the tibia, presenting as a pathological fracture – A case report
Background
Isolated involvement of the shaft of a long bone is a rare presentation of skeletal tuberculosis (TB). To our knowledge, primary skeletal TB of the tibia manifesting as a pathological fracture has not been widely reported. We report a case of primary TB of the right tibia in an immunocompetent 85-year-old woman.
Case presentation
An immunocompetent 85-year-old woman with tuberculosis osteomyelitis of her right tibia and fibula, presenting as pathological fracture. Fibular ostectomy was performed followed by application of a bioabsorbable bone substitute and an Ilizarov external fixator. The patient was pain-free and ambulating with a walking frame one year post-operatively.
Conclusions
Tuberculosis osteomyelitis is challenging to diagnose due to the absence of distinctive clinical and radiographic features. This case highlights the potential of a bioabsorbable bone substitute in achieving osteoconduction and providing sustained local antimicrobial release in tuberculous osteomyelitis.
期刊介绍:
Trauma Case Reports is the only open access, online journal dedicated to the publication of case reports in all aspects of trauma care and accident surgery. Case reports on all aspects of trauma management, surgical procedures for all tissues, resuscitation, anaesthesia and trauma and tissue healing will be considered for publication by the international editorial team and will be subject to peer review. Bringing together these cases from an international authorship will shed light on surgical problems and help in their effective resolution.