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SUBMITTER: Sanz-Ruiz P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5585817 | biostudies-other | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Arthroplasty today 20170306 3
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare congenital disease characterized by alterations in bone quality, with susceptibility to fractures, instability, deformities, and osteoarthrosis. Prosthetic surgery in these patients is associated with an abnormally high rate of implant failures. On the other hand, abnormal bone fragility adds to the complexity of revision surgery in such individuals-thus representing a genuine challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. We present a case of femoral reconstructio ...[more]