Report on a Case of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria, with Special Reference to Orthopedic Problems
| Autor: | D. F. Slowie, F. Fernandez-Palazzi, A. T. McLaren |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
Foot Deformities
Male musculoskeletal diseases Premature aging congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities medicine.medical_specialty Osteolysis Osteoporosis Progeria medicine Hip Dislocation Humans Femur Child integumentary system Aseptic necrosis business.industry nutritional and metabolic diseases musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Surgery Dysplasia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Orthopedic surgery Bone Diseases business Femoral Fractures |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2:378-382 |
| ISSN: | 1439-359X 0939-7248 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2008-1063486 |
| Popis: | Hutchinson-Gilford progeria is a very rare syndrome of premature aging and often features many orthopedic abnormalities. This is a case report on a young boy suffering from progeria. His orthopedic history included bilateral talus deformities of the feet, bilateral dislocated hips, pes planus, a fractured femur (which healed without complications), aseptic necrosis in the left nuclear head of the femur, bilateral fixed hip flexion deformities, bone dysplasia, osteoporosis and osteolysis. |
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