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Pycnodysostosis associated with spondylolysis
Miyuki Sakuma Zenke1, Masahito Hatori, Satoshi Tago
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryomachi, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.
Abstract:
We report 23 years of observation of a patient with pycnodysostosis associated with progressive spondylolysis. There have been very few papers describing the development of spondylolysis associated with pycnodysostosis as confirmed by serial X-ray examinations. The diagnosis was made by the patient's typical bird-like face, plain radiological findings, and repeated tibial fractures. At the age of 8 years, spondylolysis of L4 was observed. The spondylolysis had increased in number to 4 by the age of 24 years, that is, L2 through L5.
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