Brittle bone disease: a case report

We report a case of a female patient, 27 years old, with several episodes of fractures after low energy trauma and the first documented episode only to 18 years of age. Extensive research has not found the exact etiology of the disease. The orthopedic monitoring has targeted prevention and treatment...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Pace Lasmar, Jorge Suman Vieira, Rafael Pereira Marques, Josiane Neves Coelho Marques
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2013-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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author Rodrigo Pace Lasmar
Jorge Suman Vieira
Rafael Pereira Marques
Josiane Neves Coelho Marques
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description We report a case of a female patient, 27 years old, with several episodes of fractures after low energy trauma and the first documented episode only to 18 years of age. Extensive research has not found the exact etiology of the disease. The orthopedic monitoring has targeted prevention and treatment of fractures.
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spelling doaj.art-e6e790db657b496ba6e25fe5c22255332024-02-02T03:49:55ZengSociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e TraumatologiaRevista Brasileira de Ortopedia1982-43782013-06-0148328628910.1016/j.rbo.2012.05.008S0102-36162013000300286Brittle bone disease: a case reportRodrigo Pace LasmarJorge Suman VieiraRafael Pereira MarquesJosiane Neves Coelho MarquesWe report a case of a female patient, 27 years old, with several episodes of fractures after low energy trauma and the first documented episode only to 18 years of age. Extensive research has not found the exact etiology of the disease. The orthopedic monitoring has targeted prevention and treatment of fractures.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000300286&lng=en&tlng=enOsteogênese imperfeitaSíndrome de Ehlers-DanlosDoenças ósseas metabólicas
spellingShingle Rodrigo Pace Lasmar
Jorge Suman Vieira
Rafael Pereira Marques
Josiane Neves Coelho Marques
Brittle bone disease: a case report
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Osteogênese imperfeita
Síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos
Doenças ósseas metabólicas
title Brittle bone disease: a case report
title_full Brittle bone disease: a case report
title_fullStr Brittle bone disease: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Brittle bone disease: a case report
title_short Brittle bone disease: a case report
title_sort brittle bone disease a case report
topic Osteogênese imperfeita
Síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos
Doenças ósseas metabólicas
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