Objective To inquire into the clinical effect of reoperation for recurrent chest wall tuberculosis. Methods 96 patients with recurrent chest wall tuberculosis treated in our hospital from January 2013 to June 2017 (male 65 cases, female 31 cases) were included in the present study. The healing and recurrence of the original incision and the non original incision after operation treatment, and the performance of the patient's lesions and the effect of the surgery were analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis.Results From the recurrence site, there were 24 cases (25%) with no original incision of recurrent chest wall tuberculosis and that of the original incision 72 cases (75%), the difference was statistically significant (X2=65.68, P＜0.001). There were 50 male patients (69.45%) and 22 females (30.55%) with recurrent incision, the difference was no statistically significant (X2=0.78, P＞0.78). 96 patients underwent surgical treatment, grade A incision healing in 90 cases (93.75%), delayed healing in 6 cases (625%), follow-up for one year after the operation, only in the original incision of tuberculosis focal recurrence of 4 cases, 6 cases of delayed healing patients after reoperation were cured. In the treatment of recurrent thoracic wall tuberculosis, there was a negative correlation between the recent postoperative and 1 year follow-up grade A healing and the CT classification of thoracic wall tuberculosis as dumbbell type, and the recurrence and pain of the original incision. The delayed healing was positively correlated with the CT typing of thoracic wall tuberculosis as dumbbell type and with the recurrence and pain of the original incision. Conclusion For recurrent chest wall tuberculosis, surgical treatment can directly remove lesions, and use of antiinfective and antituberculosis treatment as well, the clinical effect is good.