Clinical Aspects, Imaging Features, and Considerations on Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis Risk in a Pediatric Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Clinical Aspects, Imaging Features, and Considerations on Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis Risk in a Pediatric Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare hereditary condition caused by changes in collagen metabolism. It is classified into four types according to clinical, genetic, and radiological criteria. Clinically, bone fragility, short stature, blue sclerae, and locomotion difficulties may be observed in th...

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Main Authors: Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa, Filipe Nobre Chaves, Alexandre Simões Nogueira, Francisco Samuel Rodrigues Carvalho, Karuza Maria Alves Pereira, Lúcio Mitsuo Kurita, Rodrigo Rodrigues Rodrigues, Cristiane Sá Roriz Fonteles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/384292

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