[Spondylolysis in osteopetrosis].

Osteoblasts in the Vicinity of Osteoclasts in a Case of Infantile Osteopetrosis

In situ fusion for spondylolysis” is regaining its lost popularity

 Abstract  Background: Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis can be associated with significant  low back pain, especially in physically active adolescents. Non-operative management  is usually successful in improving symptoms, but surgical intervention is  occasionally required. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of in situ posterolateral  fusion in the treatment of refractory cas...

Osteopetrosis Complicated by Maxillary Osteomyelitis: A Case Report

Introduction: Maxillary osteomyelitis is a rare phenomenon. If it occurs, evaluation for underlying disease especially osteopetrosis must be considered. Osteomyelitis occurs as a complication in 10% of the cases of osteopetrosis. Case report: This is a case report of maxillary osteomyelitis presented in a 15-year old boy with osteopetrosis.  In this case, the disease represented mainly with ...

Osteopetrosis a report of two Iranian patients with autosomal recessive inheritance pattern

In the rare hereditary bone disorder of osteopetrosis, reduced bone resorption function leads to both the development of densely sclerotic fragile bones and progressive obliteration of the marrow spaces and cranial foramina. Marrow obliteration, typically associated with extramedullary hemopoiesis and hepatosplenomegaly, results in anemia and thrombocytopenia and nerve entrapment accounts for p...

The Comparison of Sagittal Spinopelvic Parameters between Young Adult Patients with L5 Spondylolysis and Age-Matched Control Group

OBJECTIVE To compare spinopelvic parameters in young adult patients with spondylolysis to those in age-matched patients without spondylolysis and investigate the clinical impact of sagittal spinopelvic parameters in patients with L5 spondylolysis. METHODS From 2009 to 2012, a total of 198 young adult male patients with spondylolysis were identified. Eighty age-matched patients without spondyl...