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KMID : 0386419950080020407
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Journal of the Korean Fracture Society
1995 Volume.8 No. 2 p.407 ~ p.412
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open Reduction & InternalFixation of Long Bone Fracture in Osteopetrosis Patient
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Abstract
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Bone quality in osteopetrosis patient is very hard but brittle and easily fractured by trivial trauma. In cases of pathological fractures in osteopetrosis patient, most of the fracture are treated by conservative treatments. But some long
bone
fractures are difficult to treat conservatively.
A few surgeons treated the fracture by open reduction and internal fixation(ORIF) and they came to agree that ORIF of fractures were very difficult technically. We tried plate and screw fixation for a subtrochanteric fractrure of femur
in
a
20-year-old osteopetrosis patient who have already had 4 previous long bone fractures.
1. We changed drill bit everytime for every screw hose penetration and it took about 2 minutes for a hole.
2. ORIF is adventageous in fracture of suitable location in osteopetrosis patient.
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