Two-stage revision for treatment of tuberculous prosthetic hip infection: an outcome analysis.

Objectives: Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) and especially tuberculosis (TB) PJI are rare diseases and hard to cure. The effectiveness of treatments for tuberculous PJI still remains a problem. The objective of this research was to indicate the success of two-stage revision replacement and also giving the associated criteria.

Tuberculous Arthritis of the Knee with Rice Body Formation: A Report of a Rare Case.

In this report, we present the case of a 53-year-old man with rice body formation in the right knee caused by tuberculous arthritis (TB arthritis). The patient visited our hospital in January 2018 with a seven-month history of swelling and pain in the right knee. He had no previous history of tuberculosis, and the results of the routine laboratory tests were within normal limits; he also tested negative for rheumatoid factor.