J Korean Fract Soc.
2000 Jul;13(3):440-444. 10.12671/jksf.2000.13.3.440.
Subtrochanteric Fracture in Osteopetrosis
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- 1Derpartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Sang-Gye Paik Hospital Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2307787
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2000.13.3.440
Abstract
- Osteopetrosis is a rare inheritable skeletal disorder caused by a defective remodeling mechanism. The resultant bone of these children is dense, brittle and susceptible to fracture. We report a case of the subtrochanteric fracutre in osteopetrosis.
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