Phemister triad (tuberculosis)
Last revised by Santhosh Jayanti
on 20 Apr 2024
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Weerakkody Y, Jayanti S, Alabdulkareem O, et al. Phemister triad (tuberculosis). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8691
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Synonyms:
- Phemister's triad
- Triad of Phemister
- Phemister's triad
The triad of Phemister refers to three radiographic features seen classically with tuberculous arthropathy 4:
juxta-articular osteopenia/osteoporosis
peripheral osseous erosions
gradual narrowing of joint space
History and etymology
Named after Dallas Burton Phemister (1882-1951), American orthopedic surgeon 3.
References
- 1. Mittal R, Gupta V, Rastogi S. Tuberculosis of the foot. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1999; 81(6): 997-1000. [pubmed citation]
- 2. Jacobson JA, Girish G, Jiang Y, Resnick D. Radiographic evaluation of arthritis: inflammatory conditions. Radiology. 2008; 248(2): 378-89. doi:10.1148/radiol.2482062110 [pubmed citation]
- 3. GILCHRIST RK. Dallas Burton Phemister 1882-1951. (1952) Transactions of the ... Meeting of the American Surgical Association. American Surgical Association. Meeting. 70: 431-2. Pubmed
- 4. Chattopadhyay A, Sharma A, Gupta K, Jain S. The Phemister triad. Lancet. 2018 May 26;391(10135):e20. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30986-3. Epub 2018 May 24. PMID: 29856345.
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