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Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis is uncommonly reported despite its incidence of 7 to 10% in the Indian population. We describe the clinical features and management of 48 patients seen in the last nine years.
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La tuberculose ostéo-articulaire à foyers multiples n'est que rarement décrite, malgré une fréquence de 7 à 10% dans la population hindoue. Nous présentons ici les caractéristiques cliniques et le traitement des 48 malades observés au cours des dernières neuf années.
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Kumar, K., Saxena, M.B.L. Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis. International Orthopaedics 12, 135–138 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266978
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