Abstract: Bone and joint tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease endangering people’s health. Nearly 95% are secondary tuberculosis of elsewhere. Most of patients suffering from tuberculosis of bones and joints will be di-sabled. And this disease will seriously affectpeople’s health, work and life. Since the founding of new China, the diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint tuberculosis has made great progress. However, today, due to various reasons, academic development is subject to certain constraints. There is a discrepancy between the progress of the bone and joint tuberculosis and the whole medicine system in our country. Look back to the past and look forward to the future, we need to review the the diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint tuberculosis, strive to promote the scientific development of the bone and joint tuberculosis treatment technology.

Key words: Tuberculosis, osteoarticular/diagnosis, Tuberculosis, osteoarticular/therapy, Retrospective studies