Publications by authors named "Nicoleta Zurbau-Anghel"
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- A 29-year-old male suffered a type III Hawkins fracture of the talus from a high-energy vehicular accident, with a significant risk (over 90%) of developing avascular necrosis (AVN).
- Due to severe swelling and circulatory issues, emergency surgery with nail fixation was performed, but the patient continued to experience pain and impairment for 12 months post-operation.
- An MRI later revealed AVN on the talus, and a histopathological analysis confirmed necrosis, leading to a change in treatment strategy to address the condition effectively.
Introduction: A pathological fracture appears after a low-energy trauma or minor trauma on bones with a modified histological structure; sometimes, the patient reports shoulder pain antedating the fracture. The most common benign bone tumors that cause pathological fractures in children are simple bone cysts, aneurysmal bone cysts, non-ossifying fibromas and fibrous dysplasia. This type of bone tumors is usually asymptomatic until they reach a large size and cause a pathological fracture after minor trauma.
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