Patellar fracture: atypical presentation of parathyroid bone disease.
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A 21-year-old male was admitted to the orthopaedic and trauma department following a left knee injury. On examination, he appeared dehydrated and had left-sided knee pain. Radiological investigations revealed a left patellar fracture (Figure 1A); in addition, incidental distal femoral and proximal tibial bone cysts were present. Routine serum biochemistry revealed severe hypercalcaemia with a corrected calcium 4.03mmol/l. Initial management of hypercalcaemia included 4 l/24 hr intravenous
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
دوره 106 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013