Bilateral Long Bone Fractures in a Patient with Sarcoid: A Case Report

Abstract

Although there have been many reports of small bone and vertebral involvement in sarcoidosis, long bone pathology is rare. We report a case of almost identical bilateral fractures of the proximal femoral diaphysis during separated in time through a low-energy mode of injury, and explore the difficulties encountered when seeking radiological and tissue diagnosis.

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D. Sri, G. Tamvakopoulos, R. Guy and A. Butler-Manuel, "Bilateral Long Bone Fractures in a Patient with Sarcoid: A Case Report," Open Journal of Orthopedics, Vol. 3 No. 1, 2013, pp. 49-52. doi: 10.4236/ojo.2013.31010.

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