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10217011

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
The authors report a case of pathologic fracture of the distal tibia associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Pathologic fracture was visible four weeks after initial pain. Treatment consisted in a short leg walking cast for six weeks. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a slowly progressive neurogenic muscular atrophy affecting the distal parts of the lower limbs. The muscular atrophy is responsible for radiographic bony changes including narrowing of the shaft with thinning of the cortex, rarefaction at the end of the long bones and relative widening of the medullary cavity. Pathologic fractures in neuromuscular disease are rare; a few cases have been reported following application of very small forces. The authors draw attention to the increased risk of pathologic fractures in patients with neuromuscular disease. Ambulatory treatment of fractures should be used whenever possible; prolonged immobilization could result in further loss of function.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0001-6462
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
105-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
[Pathologic fracture of the tibia associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease].
pubmed:affiliation
Département d'orthopédie traumatologie de l'Association Hospitalière d'Etterbeek Ixelles.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports