Muratori Francesco, Pezzillo Francesco, Nizegorodcew Tomasz, Fantoni Massimo, Visconti Elena, Maccauro Giulio
Department of Orthopaedics, Villa S. Pietro Hospital, Rome, Italy.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2011 Sep-Oct;50(5):577-9. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2011.04.015.
A number of studies have described the osteoarticular involvement of tuberculosis, but very few cases of tubercular osteomyelitis of the foot have been reported. We describe a case of spina ventosa affecting the second metatarsal, with a review of the literature and description of the clinical manifestations, diagnostic images, and treatment of skeletal tuberculosis.