title: [Femoral neck fracture in osteopoikilosis].
abstract: Osteopoikilosis was discovered in a 53-year-old patient who suffered a fracture of the right femoral neck. Plain X-rays demonstrated symmetrical bilateral stippling of variable size. No images were seen in the skull and spine. The fracture of the femoral neck was treated by total hip replacement. At surgery, the joint cartilage of the femoral head and the acetabulum had a normal aspect. Pathology examination of the femoral head demonstrated regular thick dense lamellae. Functional outcome at ten months was good (Postel-Merle-d'Aubigné score). Osteopoikilosis is an uncommon clinically latent condensing bone disease which can be revealed by bone fracture.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Orthopédie et de Traumatologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc. azahar17@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zahar
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Najeb
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rafai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Largab
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trafeh
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D001706:Biopsy; D018450:Disease Progression; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010023:Osteopoikilosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome