J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2008 Apr;43(2):252-256. 10.4055/jkoa.2008.43.2.252.

Pathologic Fracture in Cervical Spine with Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia: Case Report

• Song KJ
• Kim GH

• KMID: 2106448
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2008.43.2.252

Abstract

Fibrous dysplasia is a developmental anomaly of bone formation, which is characterized by a replacement of the normal bone and marrow by fibrous tissue as well as small, woven spicules of bone. These lesions may exist in a monostotic or polyostotic form and are generally found in the 4th decade of age or younger with a slightly higher incidence in girls than boys. We report a case of monostotic fibrous dysplasia that was associated with a pathologic fracture and a kyphotic deformity in the cervical spine.

Keyword

Cervical spine; Monostotic fibrous dysplasia; Pathologic fracture

MeSH Terms

Bone Marrow
Congenital Abnormalities
Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic
Fractures, Spontaneous
Incidence
Osteogenesis
Spine

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