2020, Volume 13, Issue 4, pp 543 – 547

Revision Rates for Osteogenesis Imperfecta Patients Treated with Telescopic Nails. A follow-up Study After a 7-year Experience

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* Corresponding Author: Alin Gabriel Sterian, MD, Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy,37 Dionisie Lupu, 050474, Bucharest, Romania.E-mail: drsterian@gmail.com

Abstract

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetically determined systemic pathology that involves a disturbance in the synthesis of type one collagen and is mainly characterized by bone brittleness and other abnormalities. The musculoskeletal system is the most affected by bone fracture after mild mechanical stress occurs. Pathologic bowing appears without trauma, and hyperlaxity is jeopardizing joint stability. Having such an abrupt debut, some patients report in-utero fractures, and treatment is very challenging since surgery has to be postponed until the children grow and become good candidates for intramedullary nailing. In this paper, we discuss the experience of “Grigore Alexandrescu” Hospital for Children in treating these patients and the results we obtained regarding the revision surgeries that we had done. Revision surgery is mandatory for OI patients, and there are multiple factors in deciding to use an implant. We looked back at the data collected for those cases where revision was not related to infection, trauma, or disengagement of the male-female system due to the overlengthening of the implant. The conclusions made are comparable to other centers worldwide with respect to lower limb surgery, and we changed the management protocol according to the problems encountered.

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PMC ID: 7803301
PubMed ID: 33456604
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2020-0161

Article Publishing Date (print): Oct-Dec 2020
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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