Abstract
1. Experience in the treatment of tuberculous disease of the spine, hip and knee by combined constitutional, antibiotic and operative measures is described.
2. In patients with tuberculosis of the spine, especially in the thoracic region and when perispinal abscess formation is a prominent feature, the treatment helps to ensure stable ankylosis in the type of case in which it otherwise might not occur.
3. In children with tuberculosis of the hip and in adults and children with tuberculosis of the knee it is usually possible to save the joint and to restore function, provided the joint has not been destroyed before treatment is begun.
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