Fracture in progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia. A case report.
Progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia is a rare genetic disorder of connective tissue. A 6-year-old boy sustained a fracture of the humerus and afterwards of the femur. The former fracture was treated closed and the latter with internal fixation. Both fractures healed with severe restriction of joint motion.
D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000150:complications*