Intermediate Osteopetrosis with Hooked-Shaped Phalanges
Osteopetrosis is a bone condition caused by an abnormality in the function of osteoclasts. The absence of normal osteoclasts results in aberrant primary skeleton development and subsequent pathological bone turnover. When a blind patient presented to the hospital with recurrent pus discharge and was diagnosed with osteopetrosis, a unique radiological finding emerged.
Authors
- Nagaraju Kamarthi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2198-4355)
- Abhilash Panwar
- Sumit Goel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0543-2000)
- Sangeeta Malik
Institutions
- Swami Vivekanand Subharti University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_129_24
- Primary Topic
- Congenital limb and hand anomalies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00