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The differential diagnosis of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia

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The key to the solution of this problem lies in the differential diagnosis. There are at least four dysplastic lesions of the congentially bowed tibia (with or without cysts) which are still being confused in the literature, but which have quite different behaviour patterns. There are also six different types of true congenital pseudarthrosis which exhibit similar differences in behaviour and response to treatment.

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La clé de ce probleme est fournie par le diagnostic différentiel. Il y a au moins quatre lésions dysplasiques à l'origine des courbures congénitales du tibia (avec ou sans kyste) qui sont encore souvent confondues dans la littérature, bien qu'elles aient des schémas évolutifs tout à fait dissemblables. Il existe de même six types distincts de pseudarthroses congénitales vraies qui présentent également des différences quant à l'évolution et à la réaction au traitement.

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  1. Prima Clinica Ortopedica, Universita di Bologna, Italy

    M. Campanacci

  2. Mill House, Cuckney, Nr. Mansfield, Notts., England

    E. A. Nicoll

  3. Istituto Ortopedico Toscano, Sede di Livorno, Italy

    P. Pagella

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  1. M. Campanacci
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Specialised Group Symposia, Kyoto 1978, SICOT Meeting

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Campanacci, M., Nicoll, E.A. & Pagella, P. The differential diagnosis of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia. International Orthopaedics 4, 283–288 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266070

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