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ArticleCureus2025

When Bones Tell a Story: Diaphyseal Femoral Fracture in a Child With Pycnodysostosis.

Kamal El Ghazy, Badr Rouijel, Mohammed Eljadid, Zineb Benmassaoud, Hind Cherrabi, Mohamed Amine Oukhouya

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kamal El GhazyPediatric Surgery Department, Souss Massa University Hospital Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MAR.
Badr RouijelPediatric Surgery Department, Souss Massa University Hospital Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MAR.
Mohammed EljadidPediatric Surgery Department, Regional Hospital Center of Hassan II, Agadir, MAR.
Zineb BenmassaoudPediatric Surgery Department, Souss Massa University Hospital Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MAR.
Hind CherrabiPediatric Surgery Department, Souss Massa University Hospital Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MAR.
Mohamed Amine OukhouyaPediatric Surgery Department, Souss Massa University Hospital Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MAR.

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Abstract

Pycnodysostosis (PYCD) is a rare genetic disorder marked by generalized bone sclerosis and a high risk of fractures. On average, children with PYCD experience approximately 0.2 fractures per year, often complicated by delayed healing and poor bone remodeling. Surgical treatment of long bone fractures in patients with PYCD is scarcely documented in the literature, and orthopedic surgeons play a crucial role in managing the affected children. In this article, we present the case of an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with PYCD who presented to the pediatric surgery department for the management of a femoral diaphysis fracture, and we discuss the therapeutic difficulties.

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PMID41185790
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