Total hip arthroplasty for Protrusio Acetabuli in a young adult Osteogenesis Imperfecta features and Marfanoid features: A case report.

ABSTRACT: Osteogenesis Imperfecta is an inherited disease characterized by easily-broken bones, which manifests as multiple fractures with minimal trauma, joint laxity, sclerosis, blue sclera, and several other manifestations. Protrusio acetabuli is defined as the displacement of the femoral head so that it lies medial to the ischioilial line. In a skeletally mature patient with both Marfan syndrome and PA, an eventual hip arthroplasty is the only method available for correction of the deformity. However, in patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and PA, THA remains a controversial treatment. A 14-year-old male patient diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 1A presented to the orthopedic surgery clinic complaining of groin pain of 1-year duration radiating to the thigh and knee. The patient was

SUBMITTER: Ajlouni JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6985030 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature