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Hypophosphatasia in adults is rare. Two elderly sisters presenting with pathological fractures of the femur are reported to illustrate the difficulties in orthopaedic management of this disease. All patients with a history of repeated fractures, especially from minor trauma and with generalised radiological bony abnormality, should be screened for this rare disease. A consistently low level of serum alkaline phosphatase with the presence of phosphoethanolamine in the urine is diagnostic.
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