ECTS2016 Poster Presentations Other diseases of bone and mineral metabolism (52 abstracts)
DXA in clinical practice: invest in quality to improve accuracy and clinical relevance
Hitesh Dawar , Vinayak Mughlakod , Deepak Raina , Surbhit Rastogi , Jahangir Wani & Sayim Wani
Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi, India.
Introduction: Osteopetrosis is a disorder with diminished bone resorption due to osteoclastic abnormality resulting in hard and brittle bones. Subtrochanteric area is quite susceptible to fractures because this is an area of high stress. Operative intervention has a high rate of perioperative complications.
Methods and results: We present a series of four Subtrochanteric fractures treated surgically in three patients of Osteopetrosis in a tertiary level Orthopaedic centre over the last 3 years. The patients had a mean Harris Hip Score of 85, at a mean follow up of 21.5 months; the fractures united and the patients successfully returned to their normal activities of daily living.
Conclusions: We concluded that operative fracture treatment in patients with osteopetrosis is difficult; but a good preoperative planning minimises the duration of the operation and the risk of intra-operative complications. Our series provides evidence that with operative treatment these patients can return to to normal function successfully.
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