Treatment for subtrochanteric fracture and subsequent nonunion in an adult patient with osteopetrosis: A case report and review of the literature.
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DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i35.11007
Abstract: BACKGROUND As a congenital metabolic bone disease caused by defective osteoclastic resorption of immature bone, osteopetrosis is characterized by diffused sclerosis of bones, brittle bones, easy fracturing, narrow medullary canals, and a weak fracture healing… read more here.
Keywords: patients osteopetrosis; patient osteopetrosis; treatment; fracture ... See more keywords