tuberculosis of the hip starts as a synovitis and can cause rapid destruction of the femoral head
healing leaves a fibrous anklylosis with limb deformity and shortening
treatment - in the short term treatment is the same as conventional septic arthritis; however long-term antituberculosis therapy is required after the acute phase
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