Pathological fractures of distal tibia and fibula with a parathyroid adenoma: A rare case report and review of literature

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism may mimic osteoporosis and lead to pathological fractures. Case report: We report a case of 35-year-old female who sustained left distal tibia-fibula fracture after a trivial fall, later diagnosed to have left inferior parathyroid adenoma. The fracture was man...

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Main Authors: Smruti Srinivasan, Abhishek Kumar Rai, Caroline Thomson, Ajay Naidu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773157X22000571