title: Metachronous bilateral subtrochanteric fracture of femur in an osteopetrotic bone: A case report with technical note.
abstract: Osteopetrosis is a rare inherited skeletal disorder characterized by increased density. The increased fragility of such dense bone results in a greater incidence of fractures, especially around hip and proximal femur. The surgical treatment of such fractures is difficult due to hard but brittle structure of bone. Herein we report a case of bilateral subtrochanteric fracture in an osteopetrotic patient. It was fixed using a dynamic hip screw with plate.
authors.affiliation: Assistant professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Era Medical College, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Dharmendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Senior Medical Officer, Department of Orthopedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Vijay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Specialist and Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Janakpuri, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Hitesh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Rajinder Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.affiliation: Specialist and Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Janakpuri, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Skand
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
keywords: Bilateral; Femur; Osteopetrosis; Subtrochanteric