Bilateral Stress Fractures of the Femoral Neck from Renal Osteomalacia: A Case Report

Autor: S Sengupta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
Předmět:
Zdroj: Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 55-57 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1985-2533
Popis: A rare case of spontaneous bilateral stress fractures of femoral neck leading to coxa vara in a young female with history of chronic renal disease and secondary osteomalacia is described. Once the underlying disease was controlled, the fracture was treated by valgus osteotomy with good result.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals