Prolonged Unilateral Disuse Osteopenia 14 Years Post External Fixator Removal: A Case History and Critical Review

Disuse osteopenia is a complication of immobilisation, with reversal generally noted upon remobilisation. This case report focuses on a patient who was seen 18 years following a road traffic collision when multiple fractures were sustained. The patient had an external fixator fitted for a tibia and...

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Main Authors: Karen M. Knapp, Ann V. Rowlands, Joanne R. Welsman, Kenneth M. MacLeod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/629020