Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints
- Previous year questions on Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Orthopaedics section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 29 live questions in Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints.
- 4 of 29 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Orthopaedics is worth about 8 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 20 Aug 2026.
Q1.Triple deformity of the knee is present in
- ATuberculosis of knee✓ Correct answer
- BPyogenic knee
- COsteoarthritis knee
- DNone of the above
Q2.Caries sicca is seen in -
- AHip
- BShoulder✓ Correct answer
- CKnee
- DNone of the above
Q3.Which of the following is a feature of triple deformity of the knee joint?
- APosterior subluxation of tibia✓ Correct answer
- Binternal rotation of tibia
- CMedial angulation of tibia
- DRecurvatum
Q4.In tuberculous synovitis of the hip joint the position of the hip is
- AFlexion adduction and internal rotation
- BFlexion abduction and external rotation✓ Correct answer
- CExtension only
- DExtension adduction and internal rotation
Q5.Which of the following statement about tubercular osteomyelitis is not true?
- AIt is a type of secondary osteomyelitis
- BSequestrum is uncommon
- CPeriosteal reaction is characteristic✓ Correct answer
- DInflammation is minimal
Q6.Initial finding seen in knee TB
- AReduction of joint space
- BIncrease in joint space✓ Correct answer
- CDegeneration of cartilage
- DBone resorption
Q7.Most common type of lesion in Pott's spine:
- ACentral
- BAnterior
- CParadiscal✓ Correct answer
- DAppendiceal
Q8.A 10 year old child came to the OPD with pain and mass in right lumbar region with no fever, with right hip flexed. The pain increased on extension and X ray showed spine changes. Most probable diagnosis is:
- APsoas abscess✓ Correct answer
- BPyonephrosis
- CAppendicular lump in retrocecal position
- DTorsion of Right undescended testis
Q9.Which of the following disease cause damage of vertebral body & intervertebral space?
- ATuberculosis✓ Correct answer
- BMultiple myeloma
- CLymphoma
- DMetastasis
Q10.Both bone and disc spaces are destroyed in-
- ATuberculosis✓ Correct answer
- BMetastasis
- CLymphoma
- DMultiple myeloma
Answer key
Q1: A. Tuberculosis of knee; Q2: B. Shoulder; Q3: A. Posterior subluxation of tibia; Q4: B. Flexion abduction and external rotation; Q5: C. Periosteal reaction is characteristic; Q6: B. Increase in joint space; Q7: C. Paradiscal; Q8: A. Psoas abscess; Q9: A. Tuberculosis; Q10: A. Tuberculosis.
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- Hand Trauma
- Non-Traumatic Upper Limb Disorders
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- Femoral Fractures
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- Osteoporosis and Adult Osteomalacia
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- Benign Bone Tumours
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