| Literature DB >> 26403447 |
Dharmendra Kumar1, Vijay Kumar Jain2, Hitesh Lal3, Rajinder Kumar Arya4, Skand Sinha3.
Abstract
Osteopetrosis is a rare inherited skeletal disorder characterized by increased density. The increased fragility of such dense bone results in a greater incidence of fractures, especially around hip and proximal femur. The surgical treatment of such fractures is difficult due to hard but brittle structure of bone. Herein we report a case of bilateral subtrochanteric fracture in an osteopetrotic patient. It was fixed using a dynamic hip screw with plate.Entities:
Keywords: Bilateral; Femur; Osteopetrosis; Subtrochanteric
Year: 2012 PMID: 26403447 PMCID: PMC3872815 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2012.09.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Orthop Trauma ISSN: 0976-5662