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Fibrous dysplasia of the humerus: An uncommon cause of pathological fracture in a 56-year-old
Agu Thaddeus Chika1, Ikeanusi Mary Philomena2
1 Department of Surgery, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
2 Department of Surgery, Immaculate Heart Hospital, Nkpor, Anambra, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Agu Thaddeus Chika
Department of Surgery, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/1595-1103.182479
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Fibrous dysplasia is a bone disease that manifests usually before the end of the third decade. Fracture occurring after a minor impact is usually on a background of diseased bone. This case illustrates an asymptomatic bone disease that was diagnosed incidentally when there was failure of union of a humeral fracture after 10 weeks of adequate conservative treatment. |
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