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Pseudoarthrosis

MedGen UID:
46175
Concept ID:
C0033785
Finding; Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Pseudarthroses; Pseudarthrosis; Pseudoarthroses
SNOMED CT: Fibrous nonunion (31511007); Nearthrosis - disorder (31511007); Pseudoarthrosis (410818009); Pseudarthrosis (410818009); Pseudoarthrosis (31511007); Nearthrosis (31511007); Neoarthrosis (31511007)
 
HPO: HP:0005864

Definition

A pathologic entity characterized by a developmental defect in a long bone leading to bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form a normal bony callus with subsequent fibrous nonunion, leading to the pseudarthrosis (or "false joint"). [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Osteoglophonic dysplasia
MedGen UID:
96592
Concept ID:
C0432283
Congenital Abnormality
Osteoglophonic dysplasia (OGD) is characterized by rhizomelic dwarfism, nonossifying bone lesions, craniosynostosis, prominent supraorbital ridge, and depressed nasal bridge (summary by White et al., 2005).
Mesomelic dwarfism of hypoplastic tibia and radius type
MedGen UID:
322550
Concept ID:
C1835010
Disease or Syndrome
Osteofibrous dysplasia
MedGen UID:
895748
Concept ID:
C4085248
Finding
Osteofibrous dysplasia (OSFD) is a tumor-like bone lesion that usually presents as a painless swelling or anterior bowing of the tibia (Park et al., 1993), although pain may occur in up to 25% of cases and presentation may follow pathologic fracture. Most reports of osteofibrous dysplasia describe isolated tibial lesions, although a significant subgroup describe isolated and ipsilateral fibular involvement. Cases with ulnar and radial involvement have been reported (summary by Hunter and Jarvis, 2002). OSFD is characterized by radiolucent lesions located at the periosteal surface of the diaphyseal cortex, almost exclusively of the tibia and fibula. These lesions are congenital and spontaneously resolve during skeletal maturation; the residuum is most commonly mild bowing at the affected site. Prior to their resolution, secondary complications such as nonunion fractures and pseudoarthrosis formation can occur. Histologically, OSFD lesions exhibit 'zonal architecture' characterized by spindle-shaped fibroblast-like cells in the center of the lesions that are progressively replaced with peripherally located, more differentiated cells from the osteoblastic lineage. The cells lying at the center of the lesions stain for markers of undifferentiated mesenchymal cell states, whereas bridging zones of osteoid with surface osteoblasts and embedded osteocytic cells are interspersed between the lesions. In OSFD, the unossified zones eventually mineralize after replacement with normal osteoid and, finally, bone. This histologic progression corresponds with the clinical and radiographic resolution of the lesions (summary by Gray et al., 2015). Hunter and Jarvis (2002) noted that there may be a relationship between osteofibrous dysplasia and adamantinoma of long bones (102660), although the latter condition usually presents at a later age.
Ophthalmoplegia, external, with rib and vertebral anomalies
MedGen UID:
1648445
Concept ID:
C4748418
Disease or Syndrome
External ophthalmoplegia with rib and vertebral anomalies (EORVA) is characterized by congenital nonprogressive external ophthalmoplegia and ptosis, with torticollis and scoliosis developing during childhood. In addition, patients exhibit hypoplastic or missing ribs with fusion anomalies (Di Gioia et al., 2018).
Osteogenesis imperfecta, IIA 22
MedGen UID:
1801631
Concept ID:
C5676943
Disease or Syndrome
Osteogenesis imperfecta comprises a group of connective tissue disorders characterized clinically by bone fragility, low bone mass, and increased susceptibility to fractures. Osteogenesis imperfecta type XXII (OI22) is a severe recessive form of the disease (Dubail et al., 2020).

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Diagnosis

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Prognosis

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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

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