title: Intramedullary nailing for adult hypophosphatasia: a case report.
abstract: Hypophosphatasia is a rare genetic metabolic disorder characterised by defective bone mineralisation secondary to serum and bone alkaline phosphatase deficiency. We report a 46-year-old woman who underwent multiple intramedullary nailings for fractures and deformities of 6 long bones over 13 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong. astonleunghw@hotmail.com
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007014:Hypophosphatasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery