Clinical Aspects, Imaging Features, and Considerations on Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis Risk in a Pediatric Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

• Egile Nagusiak: Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa (Egilea), Filipe Nobre Chaves (Egilea), Alexandre Simões Nogueira (Egilea), Francisco Samuel Rodrigues Carvalho (Egilea), Karuza Maria Alves Pereira (Egilea), Lúcio Mitsuo Kurita (Egilea), Rodrigo Rodrigues Rodrigues (Egilea), Cristiane Sá Roriz Fonteles (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare hereditary condition caused by changes in collagen metabolism. It is classified into four types according to clinical, genetic, and radiological criteria. Clinically, bone fragility, short stature, blue sclerae, and locomotion difficulties may be observed in th...