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XRMusculoskeletalConfirmedFRCR 2B
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Clinical Presentation
A elderly patient is referred from outpatient clinic with chronic focal musculoskeletal pain and limitation of physical activities for radiological investigation.
- 1Anterior view of both legs from hip to ankle demonstrates a number of features
- 2Firstly there is evidence of a currently healing fracture of the proximal shaft of right femur, with two medullary pins
- 3There is a degree of varus angulation
- 4An old remodeled fracture of the left femur is also visible, with a minor degree of residual deformity.The long bones are gracile in shape with bowing most marked of the right tibia, but seen in all bones
- 5Multiple somewhat evenly spaced sclerotic bands are seen in the distal metaphyses of the femurs, and proximal and distal metaphyses of the tibias and fibulas.