title: [A case of severe rarefaction osteopathy associated with tabes dorsalis].
abstract: The authors report the case of a 63 years old man who presented 13 years after a diagnosis of a tabes dorsalis, stress fractures of the lower limbs and Charcot's joints (knees). 7 years later, he had multiple stress fractures of the sacrum and pelvis and of the ribs following a minor trauma. Laboratory investigations revealed a major osteoporosis probably related to the neurochirurgical complications of the tabes dorsalis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie, CHU V, Lausanne, Suisse.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rivier
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gerster
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Edouard
mesh_terms: D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications*; D013606:Tabes Dorsalis / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Un cas d'ostéopathie raréfiante sévère associée à un tabès dorsal.