Arora S, Talwar J, Singh V, Gupta V. Tuberculous osteomyelitis of tibial diaphysis following saphenous vein graft harvest for coronary artery bypass: a case report.
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020;
37:307-310. [PMID:
33967419 DOI:
10.1007/s12055-020-01009-9]
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Abstract
Tuberculosis in the tibial diaphysis following saphenous vein graft harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting has not been reported, to the best of authors' knowledge. We report the first such clinical case in view of its clinical rarity and as a complication of the simple procedure like saphenous vein graft harvest.
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