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Fig. 2 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 2

From: Clinical features and treatment outcome of wrist tuberculosis in adult- a retrospective study of 84 consecutive cases with minimum of 2 years follow up

Fig. 2

A 43-year-old female patient with Wrist Tuberculosis. A. Anteroposterior and lateral X-rays reveal an osteolytic lesion of the distal radius and the proximal carpal bones. B. MRI images of the left hand showed destructive lesions in the distal ulna and carpal bones, surrounding local effusion, and osteolytic lesions with stenosis of the intercarpal and ulna-carpal joint. C. Anteroposterior and lateral X-rays show 2 days after wrist joint fusion by external fixation. D. The X-ray revealed wrist status 12 months after the removal of external fixation. (EH). 27 months after the removal of the external fixation, the patient's left wrist function recovered well

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