Table 1.

Criteria for non-response to anti tubercular therapy for osteoarticular TB

ATT for a period of at least 3 months, compliant to treatment but has at least one or more of the following:  Persistent pain, or increased pain  Persistent or increased swelling, or development of new swelling  Development of new lesion (clinical or radiological)  Persistent discharging sinus or development of new sinus  Neurological deterioration or development of new neurological deficits

Development of non-healing ulcer