Fracture in progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia: A case report

Jacobo Nerubay Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Department of Orthopedics, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Henri Horoszowski Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Department of Orthopedics, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Richard M. Goodman Department of Genetics, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Abstract

Progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia is a rare genetic disorder of connective tissue. A 6-year-old boy sustained a fracture of the humerus and afterwards of the femur. The former fracture was treated closed and the latter with internal fixation. Both fractures healed with severe restriction of joint motion.

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