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World J Orthop. Apr 18, 2023; 14(4): 260-267
Published online Apr 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i4.260
Published online Apr 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i4.260
Subclinical ankle joint tuberculous arthritis - The role of scintigraphy: A case series
Raden Andri Primadhi, Department Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universitas Padjadjaran/ Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung 40161, Indonesia
Achmad Hussein Sundawa Kartamihardja, Departement of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Universitas Padjadjaran/Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung 40161, Indonesia
Author contributions: Primadhi RA performed the majority of the writing and figure preparation; Kartamihardja AHS provided input and correction into the paper writing.
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Corresponding author: Raden Andri Primadhi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Surgeon, Department Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universitas Padjadjaran/Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Jalan Pasteur 38, Bandung 40161, Indonesia. randri@unpad.ac.id
Received: January 13, 2023
Peer-review started: January 13, 2023
First decision: January 31, 2023
Revised: February 6, 2023
Accepted: March 23, 2023
Article in press: March 23, 2023
Published online: April 18, 2023
Peer-review started: January 13, 2023
First decision: January 31, 2023
Revised: February 6, 2023
Accepted: March 23, 2023
Article in press: March 23, 2023
Published online: April 18, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: Tuberculosis may present in a subclinical state that hindered the diagnosis and subsequent management. Technetium-99m-ethambutol scintigraphy is a useful noninvasive method to detect early stage of joint tuberculosis in which morphological and laboratory changes are still unclear. By using this method, earlier diagnosis and prompt intervention can be made especially in tuberculosis endemic regions, to avoid unnecessary procedures resulting from disease advancement.