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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 55, 1984 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Spontaneous bilateral distal femoral physiolysis due to scurvy

Jacobo Nerubay Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center and The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Israel
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David Pilderwasser Department of Orthopaedics, Hillel Yaffe Hospital, Hadera, Israel
Pages 18-20 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

A bilateral distal femoral epiphysiolysis was observed in a 28-month-old child suffering from scurvy. We explain the mechanisms of the separation of the epiphysis due to loss of strength in the calcification zone of the cartilage columns.

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