Article
Hyperplastic callus formation in osteogenesis imperfecta.
European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie - 1 Oct 1992
Lehmann H W, Nerlich A, Brenner R E, Bodo M, Müller P K
Abstract excerpt
Osteogenesis imperfecta, an inherited disorder of connective tissues, affects roughly (OI) 4000 people in Germany (11). The main clinical symptoms are fragile bones, progressing skeletal deformities, generalized osteoporosis and short stature. Incidentally, the clinical manifestations can range from perinatal lethal forms to phenotypical normal adults. In many instances the underlying causes of the disease are...
Topics
- Bony Callus
- Collagen
- Fracture Healing
- Genetic Code
- Humans
- Hydroxylation
- Hyperplasia
- Lysine
- Mutation
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta