[Osteoarticular tuberculosis of the bones and joints in children: the present situation and prognosis].

: In 1990-2005, a total of 855 children aged 4 months to 17 years were operated on for tuberculous lesions of bones and joints in a specialized department for surgery of childhood osteoarticular tuberculosis, Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Phthisiological Care. Changes in the course of the disease, its structure, and epidemiological features are analyzed. The lines to determine the urgency of the problem of osteoarticular tuberculosis in children within the next few years are given.