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Subtrochanteric Femoral Fracture in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: Treated with Internal Fixation and Complicated by Intraoperative Femoral Neck Fracture

OBJECTIVE: Osteopetrosis (OP) is a rare, heritable skeletal disorder that is caused by osteoclast dysfunction, leading to failure of bone resorption and increased bone density. The fragility of such dense bone may result in an increased incidence of fractures. Furthermore, surgery in patients with O...

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Autores principales: Hua, Xing, Liu, Zhenyu, Wang, Xinjia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7751704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33364816
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S289265