ABSTRACT
Background: Approximately 30 million people are currently affected by tuberculosis worldwide and 3% of them have skeletal involvement. Osteoarticular tuberculosis can cause significant morbidity and a high index of suspicion is needed for early diagnosis so as to avoid destruction and disability. Methods: Present study was carried out on 120 patients admitted in Sarswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur. Data of all osteo tubercular patients were collected from medical record department; information was collected regarding patient’s general and medical information like age, sex, religion, occupation, areas, type of joint involvement, duration of hospital stay and associated medical problems and type of investigation and their finding were recorded and analysed. Results: This study was carried out on 120 patients in which 76 (63.3%) were Male and 44 (36.7%) were female. maximum were in the age group of between 31-40 years. The cases of rural background were higher than the urban. common osteotuberculr site was Spine 92(76.7%). Conclusion: The comments site of osteoarticular tuberculosis is the spine and the rural population were more involved in osteoarticular tuberculosis. Tuberculosis in extrapulmonary sites is more and more frequent.