Tuberculosis of the greater trochanter. A report of eight cases
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Tuberculosis of the greater trochanter. A report of eight cases.
The clinical details of eight patients who have been treated for tuberculosis ofthe greater trochanter during the last 15 years are presented. Their average age was 56 years. In every case the diagnosis was not made for some time, partly because of the vagueness of the symptoms and partly because the surgeon seemed unaware that tuberculosis could occur at this site. In treatment it is recommend...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.64b2.7068738