Increasing serum alkaline phosphatase is associated with bone deformity progression for patients with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

Abstract Background Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a rare bone disorder in which normal intramedullary bone is replaced by fibro-osseous tissue, which is complicated by the progression of Shepherd’s crook deformity. How to predict the progression of Shepherd’s crook deformity is still a challenging for t...

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Main Authors: Jun Wang, Zhiye Du, Dasen Li, Rongli Yang, XiaodongTang, Taiqiang Yan, Wei Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-02073-y