Multiple fractures in a young diabetic patient
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J E Varmarken1, C A Olsen, B Kristiansen
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery U, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Injury
|July 1, 1988
Abstract:
Multiple fractures in a patient with juvenile diabetes mellitus are reported. The fractures could be spontaneous due to osteopenia caused by reduced bone mass found in diabetic patients. Bone and joint changes had a severe progression due to diabetic neuropathy. The importance of clinical and radiological examination is emphasized.