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ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2026

The orthopaedic management of osteopetrosis in paediatric populations: a narrative review of the literature.

Antoine Chemtob, Elio Paris, Giacomo De Marco, Oscar Vazquez, Christina Steiger, Sana Boudabbous, Romain Dayer, Dimitri Ceroni

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Review in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2026. 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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8 authors.

Antoine ChemtobFaculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Elio ParisFaculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Giacomo De MarcoPaediatric Orthopaedics Unit, Paediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Oscar VazquezPaediatric Orthopaedics Unit, Paediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Christina SteigerPaediatric Orthopaedics Unit, Paediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sana BoudabbousRadiology Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Romain DayerPaediatric Orthopaedics Unit, Paediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Dimitri CeroniPaediatric Orthopaedics Unit, Paediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteopetrosis is a heterogeneous group of inherited bone disorders, where increased bone density and brittleness are associated with pathological fractures and osseous deformities. Treating patients with osteopetrosis is a significant challenge for orthopaedic surgeons. Altered bone characteristics affect the surgical care of fractures and impending fractures and complicate the correction of deformities, non-union and malunion. This review aims to summarise the existing literature on osteopetrosis and guide orthopaedic surgeons wishing to establish treatment protocols for paediatric patients.

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bone deformitiesdeformity correctionfracture managementosteopetrosisosteosynthesispaediatric orthopaedicspathological fractures

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PMID42519738
PMCPMC13381457

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