title: The surgical treatment of fractures of the pagetic femur: a case report.
abstract: Based on anatomo-pathological findings in fractures in bones affected with Paget's disease, the authors discuss problems related to treatment. One case is reported in which treatment involved intramedullary osteosynthesis with locked nailing and corrective osteotomy. This type of treatment achieved a dual purpose of obtaining fracture consolidation within a short amount of time, and correcting the deformity.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cosco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gusella
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martucci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palmisani
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D001863:Bone Screws; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications*