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The occurrence of a pathological femoral fracture in females of the same family

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The authors report on a family whose female members suffered from repeated pathological fractures of the femur. The pedigree showed the characteristics of a dominant inheritance. The occurrence of the pathologic fracture exclusively in females can be only considered as a casual event. The radiographic examinations performed on every available members of the family showed diaphyseal cortical sclerosis of the long tubular bones. The authors consider that an unusual form of Ribbing disease is prevailing. The femoral localisation of pathological fractures can be explained by weight bearing.

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Die Verfasser berichten fiber eine Familie, in der bei den weiblichen Mitgliedern wiederholt pathologische Femurfrakturen vorkamen. Der Stammbaum zeigte einen dominanten Vererbungsmodus. Das ausschließliche Vorkommen bei weiblichen Mitgliedern der Familie kann nur dem Zufall zugeschrieben werden. Die röntgenologische Untersuchung der Familienmitglieder zeigte eine verstärkte Stenose der Corticalis im Bereiche der Diaphyse der langen Röhrenknochen. Die Verfasser sind der Meinung, daß es sich hierbei um eine ungewöhnliche Form der Ribbingschen Krankheit handelt. Die Lokalisation der pathologischen Frakturen könnte durch mechanische Belastung erklärt werden.

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Boda, A., Kállay, M., Czeizel, E. et al. The occurrence of a pathological femoral fracture in females of the same family. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 97, 233–239 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389733

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