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Proximal femoral fracture surgery in a patient with osteopetrosis tarda: complications and treatment strategy

Osteopetrosis is a rare, inherited disease characterized by defects in osteoclastic function that results in defective bone resorption. When fractures are encountered, fixation is extremely difficult. Osteopetrosis patients have an increased predisposition to infection. If infection develops after a...

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Autores principales: Seyfettinoglu, Fırat, Tuhanioğlu, Ümit, Ogur, Hasan Ulas, Cicek, Hakan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27843357
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S114710