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Khaled Zitouna1,2, Myriam Jrad3,4, Mehdi Miladi5,3
1Orthopedics and Traumatology Departement, La Rabta Hospital, 15 rue Djebel Lakhdhar 1007, Tunis, Tunisia. kh.zitouna@laposte.net.
Abstract:
Pycnodysostosis is a rare hereditary disease, characterized by systemic bone sclerosis. Susceptibility to long bone fractures is characteristic, whereas vertebral fractures are extremely rare. We report a case of a 21-year-old man with a past history of pycnodysostosis and spontaneous leg fractures who was admitted in hospital for a neck pain after a banal fall. Radiological examination revealed C1-C2-C3 posterior arch fractures with a C3-C4 left articular fracture dislocation. A surgical stabilization was decided but refused by the patient. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first publication that reports pycnodysostosis with cervical spine traumatic staged injuries.
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