Spontaneous fractures of the sternum are unusual. They can simulate cardio-thoracic emergencies. A case of stress fracture of the sternum and of the femoral neck in a patient with corticosteroid induced osteoporosis is reported and the peculiar value of CT assessing the absence of tumoral mass is emphasized.
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J Cereb Blood Flow Metab
January 2025
KG Jebsen Centre for Brain Fluid Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
A potential two-way passage of cells and substances between the brain and skull bone marrow may open for new insights into neurological disease. The arachnoid membrane was traditionally considered to restrict cells and larger molecules in CSF from entering the dura and bone marrow directly. However, new data on exchange between brain and skull bone marrow have recently emerged.
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Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo 255036, China.
Pathological fractures after jaw cyst surgery are rare clinically but are a serious complication. Once a pathological fracture occurs, treatment time and economic costs increase, and doctors face difficulty in handling it. This article reports a case of a patient with mandibular pathological fractures after multiple odontogenic keratocyst surgery of the jaw.
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January 2025
General Surgery, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
A woman in her 50s presented with a 1-year history of left hip pain that increased over the past 2 weeks. The pain began following a low-energy fall. During the 1-year period, she had multiple lesions in the thigh and gluteal region, which were surgically excised.
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January 2025
Julius Wolff Institute, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
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