Delayed Presentation of Shoulder Tuberculosis

Table 1

Three types of Tb shoulder.

Type I: “caries sicca”	Marked wasting of the shoulder. Painful restriction of all movements.
Type II: “caries exudata”	Swelling of the joint, cold abscess. Sometimes a sinus.
Type III: “caries mobile”	Restriction of active movements of the shoulder. Nearly full passive abduction.