title: Monostotic Paget's disease of the second metacarpal.
abstract: Paget's disease of the bone is a focal chronic disorder proceeding with elevated osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity in the affected area. The most common sites are pelvis, femur, lower lumbar vertebrae and skull. Monostotic disease is reported in 15-30% of all cases. We report a case of monostotic Paget's disease of the second metacarpal, which is a rare location even for polyostotic disease.
authors.affiliation: Gata Haydarpasa Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cakmak
authors.affiliation: Gata Haydarpasa Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Umur
authors.affiliation: Gata Haydarpasa Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Keklikci
authors.affiliation: Gata Haydarpasa Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rodop
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D050279:Metacarpal Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000473:pathology*