Undetected Incomplete Stress Fracture in the Proximal Femur of a Patient with Paget's Disease: A Case Report.
10.5371/jkhs.2011.23.1.60
- Author:
Hong Kyun KIM
1
;
Jung Han YOO
;
Yong Wook PARK
;
Jin Soo PARK
;
Kyu Cheol NOH
;
Kook Jin CHUNG
;
Min Young JO
;
Ji Hyo HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. hwangjihyo7309@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Paget disease;
Incomplete stress fracture;
Proximal femur
- MeSH:
Female;
Femur;
Fractures, Spontaneous;
Fractures, Stress;
Humans;
Osteoblasts;
Periprosthetic Fractures
- From:Journal of the Korean Hip Society
2011;23(1):60-65
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Paget disease is a well-documented skeletal disease and it has an increased rate of tissue breakdown due to the excessive turnover of osteoblasts and osteclasts. Stress fracture is one of the most common complications in the late phase of Paget disease, but the clinical presentation of incomplete pathologic fracture is rare and this is an important clue to plan the treatment. We experienced a case of Paget's disease in a 74 year old woman with a periprosthetic fracture from the undetected, imcomplete stress fracture in the proximal femur.
