Total hip arthroplasty in a patient with congenital insensitivity to pain: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Congenital insensitivity to pain, a rare neurological entity, is characterized by varying degrees of sensory loss and autonomic dysfunction. Orthopedic manifestations of congenital insensitivity to pain include delayed diagnosis of...

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Main Authors: Erdil Mehmet, Bilsel Kerem, Imren Yunus, Ceylan Hasan, Tuncay Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/190