Short-term outcomes of one-stage debridement and fusion for ankle joint tuberculosis.
Raden Andri PrimadhiRenaldi PrasetiaAgus Hadian RahimDicky MulyadiPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2022)
One-stage debridement and fusion is proven efficacious for end-stage joint tuberculosis, with less surgery occasion compared with staged surgery. However, patient selection is important since any comorbidities or secondary infection may complicate the fusion.