Patient Data
Age: Child
Gender: Male
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Osteopetrosis
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Pathological fractures of the right tibia in a background of increased bone density (osteopetrosis).
Case Discussion
Osteopetrosis, or Albers-Schonberg disease, is a rare hereditary disorder that results from defective osteoclasts. Bones become sclerotic and thick, but their abnormal structure results in them being both weak and brittle.