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An interesting case of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: The “pirate sign” evaluated with Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate single-photon emission computed tomography/computerized tomography

Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia is a rare progressive benign disorder of the bone. Bone scintigraphy is extremely useful in the initial evaluation for identifying the extent of disease. We report a case presenting with pathological fracture of the shaft of the right femur. After treatment of the fract...

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Autores principales: Harisankar, Chidambaram Natarajan Balasubramanian, Bhattacharya, Anish, Bhadada, Sanjay Kumar, Kamaleshwaran, Koramadai Karuppusamy, Mittal, Bhagwant Rai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21969780
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.84613