Treatment of pathological fractures due to brown tumours in a patient with hyperparathyroidism and lack of parafibromin expression – A case report
Brown tumours, known also as osteitis fibrosa cystica, are benign osteolytic lesions found in 5–15% of patients with hyperparathyroidism, and commonly located in mandibles, the shafts of long bones, the pelvis or ribs. As they compromise bone strength, pathological fractures can be a typical effect...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Trauma Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644020300911 |