KMID : 0361619770120030517
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Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1977 Volume.12 No. 3 p.517 ~ p.522
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Congenital Pseudarthrosis associated with Neurofibromatosis
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Abstract
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Congenital pseudarthrosis is frequentJy associated with various stigmata of neurofibromatosis, particularly Cafe-Au-Lait spots and~ubcutaneous nodules and in these patients, it is noteworthy that the treatment -is very difficult even with extensive operative approach.
Also it is interesting- to find many controversies on etiological relation between neurofibroma and pseudarthrosis, per se and even the existanceeof nerve element in and around the tissue of pseudarthrosis.
A thirteen years old female patient with definite neurofibromatosis associated with congenital tibial pseudarthrosis treated by intramedullary nailing and massive bone graft is reported.
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