Tuberculous pathological fracture of the femur in a 15-year-old boy.
A case is presented of pathological fracture of the distal left femur in a 15-year-old boy with tuberculosis of the knee and involvement of the lower femur. Pathological fracture following tuberculosis of bone is exceedingly rare and prompts the report of this case.
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D000293:Adolescent; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications*