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Total Hip and Knee arthroplasty in a patient with osteopetrosis: a case report and review of the literature
BACKGROUND: Osteopetrosis is an uncommon, inherited disease, characterized by osteosclerosis, obliteration of the medullary canal, calcified cartilage and brittle bone due to impaired osteoclast resorption. Osteoarthritis is common in patients with osteopetrosis. If the patient has pain and dysfunct...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4578852/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26391128 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0716-x |