Rapid fracture healing in a patient with inherited prion disease

Rapid fracture healing in a patient with inherited prion disease

There do not appear to be any reports or guidelines in the published literature regarding the outcomes of operative or conservative management of fractures in patients with known prion disease. This case report may be helpful in the clinical management of fractures in such patients.

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2009-04, Vol.91 (3), p.261-262
Hauptverfasser: Khan, R M, Gunaratne, L A, Kinmont, J C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Case Report
Casts, Surgical
Cognitive ability
Disease
Female
Fracture Fixation - methods
Fracture Healing - physiology
Fractures
Head injuries
Humans
Musculoskeletal Manipulations
Patients
Prion Diseases - genetics
Shoulder Fractures - etiology
Shoulder Fractures - therapy
Surgery
Tibial Fractures - etiology
Tibial Fractures - therapy
Traumatic brain injury
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Zusammenfassung:There do not appear to be any reports or guidelines in the published literature regarding the outcomes of operative or conservative management of fractures in patients with known prion disease. This case report may be helpful in the clinical management of fractures in such patients.
ISSN:0035-8843
1478-7083
DOI:10.1308/003588409X391794