title: Bilateral pseudarthrosis of the femoral neck in a 25-year-old male with hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets.
abstract: Hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets (HHR) is a rare disorder of renal phosphate wasting and the most common form of heritable rickets. Here, we report a case of an active 25-year-old male with HHR showing atraumatic bilateral femoral neck pseudarthrosis after 4 years of consecutive knee pain. A conservative therapy was administered, taking into account both the risks of surgical treatment and the little impairment even in the sport activities which the patient experienced.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
authors: Joris
authors: 0000-0002-9149-4127
authors: J
authors: Anthonissen
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Ossendorf
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Vetter
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
authors: Björn
authors: B
authors: Habermann
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
authors: Pol M
authors: PM
authors: Rommens