[François Calot's concepts about the treatment of osteoarticular tuberculosis].

François Calot proposed to cure the articular tuberculosis by punctures of the tuberculosis abscess and by immobilisation of the joint. He succeeded in many cases which had not to undergo surgery and his method was recognized as the best one till the arrival of the antibiotic (streptomycine) in 1948 which allowed to carry out surgery in the tuberculosis of bones and joints.