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ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2018

Management of Fibrous Dysplasia of Proximal Femur by Internal Fixation Without Grafting: A Retrospective Study of 19 Patients.

Walid Atef Ebeid, Bahaa Zakarya Hasan, Mohamed Kamal Mesregah

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Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Fibrous dysplasia: clinical and pathologic characteristics, surgical approaches, and outcomes in a large Italian cohort.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2026
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  4. Surgical treatment of fibrous dysplasia in the proximal femur: a literature review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Walid Atef EbeidOrthopedic Surgery Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (Dr. Ebeid), the Orthopedic Surgery Department, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt (Dr. Hasan and Mesregah), and the Orthopedic Surgery Department, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (Dr. Mesregah).
Bahaa Zakarya HasanOrthopedic Surgery Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (Dr. Ebeid), the Orthopedic Surgery Department, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt (Dr. Hasan and Mesregah), and the Orthopedic Surgery Department, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (Dr. Mesregah).
Mohamed Kamal MesregahOrthopedic Surgery Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (Dr. Ebeid), the Orthopedic Surgery Department, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt (Dr. Hasan and Mesregah), and the Orthopedic Surgery Department, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (Dr. Mesregah).
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis paper assesses whether treating patients with fibrous dysplasia of proximal femur by internal fixation with correction of the deformity, if present, without grafting is enough or not.

methodsThis study is a retrospective study using patient's medical records, including analysis of 19 patients with fibrous dysplasia of proximal femur treated by internal fixation only and followed up between 2000 and 2017 for at least 2 years. Epidemiologic data, clinical manifestations, radiologic and histologic investigations, surgery, functional outcomes, and complications in these patients were analyzed.

resultsThe study included 12 male patients and 7 female patients, with a mean age of 20.74 years. Of these, two patients presented with pathologic fractures, two presented with shepherd's crook deformity, and the remaining presented with hip pain and limping. Implants used for internal fixation were intramedullary nail in four patients, dynamic hip screw in eight patients, cannulated screws in four patients, broad dynamic compression plate in two patients, and narrow dynamic compression plate in one patient. The mean follow-up period was 53.58 months. Four patients had postoperative complications. The mean Musculoskeletal Tumor Society score was 27.63 points. DISCUSSION: The optimal management option for fibrous dysplasia of proximal femur is debatable. We suggest that internal fixation without grafting has a good local control and satisfactory functional long-term outcome.

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