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Short diaphyses

MedGen UID:
871327
•Concept ID:
C4025815
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Short shaft of long bone
 
HPO: HP:0000941

Conditions with this feature

Dysosteosclerosis
MedGen UID:
98150
•Concept ID:
C0432262
•
Disease or Syndrome
A rare genetic primary bone dysplasia disease characterized by progressive osteosclerosis and platyspondyly.
See: Condition Record
Dysosteosclerosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A 4-year study of the use of the short metacarpal cast in the management of metacarpal shaft fractures.
Street J, Nessa L, Logan A, Trickett RW
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2021 Nov;46(9):936-940. Epub 2021 Jun 24 doi: 10.1177/17531934211024579. PMID: 34167368
Comparison of Short-leg and Long-leg Casts for the Treatment of Distal Third Tibial Shaft Fractures in Children.
Barnett SA, Fontenot B, Leonardi C, Gonzales JA, Gargiulo D, Heffernan MJ
J Pediatr Orthop 2021 Mar 1;41(3):e259-e265. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001741. PMID: 33417388
Treatment of proximal fifth metatarsal bone fractures in athletes.
Japjec M, Starešinić M, Starjački M, Žgaljardić I, Štivičić J, Šebečić B
Injury 2015 Nov;46 Suppl 6:S134-6. Epub 2015 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.10.052. PMID: 26563480

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Optimal Load for Managing Low-Risk Tibial and Metatarsal Bone Stress Injuries in Runners: The Science Behind the Clinical Reasoning.
Warden SJ, Edwards WB, Willy RW
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2021 Jul;51(7):322-330. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.2519/jospt.2021.9982. PMID: 33962529
Stemless Humeral Implants in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Brabston EW, Fehringer EV, Owen MT, Ponce BA
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2020 Apr 1;28(7):e277-e287. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00747. PMID: 31860584
Antiresorptives: Safety Concerns-Clinical Perspective.
Brown JP
Toxicol Pathol 2017 Oct;45(7):859-863. Epub 2017 Oct 24 doi: 10.1177/0192623317737066. PMID: 29065818
Achondroplasia: Really rhizomelic?
Shelmerdine SC, Brittain H, Arthurs OJ, Calder AD
Am J Med Genet A 2016 Aug;170(8):2039-43. Epub 2016 Jun 3 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37776. PMID: 27257098
Orthopaedic aspects of mucopolysaccharidoses.
White KK
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011 Dec;50 Suppl 5:v26-33. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker393. PMID: 22210667

Diagnosis

Bone Infarcts and Tumorigenesis-Is There a Connection? A Mini-Mapping Review.
Konarski W, Poboży T, Hordowicz M, Śliwczyński A, Kotela I, Krakowiak J, Kotela A
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jul 29;19(15) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159282. PMID: 35954639Free PMC Article
Benefits of diffusion-weighted imaging in pediatric acute osteoarticular infections.
Habre C, Botti P, Laurent M, Ceroni D, Toso S, Hanquinet S
Pediatr Radiol 2022 May;52(6):1086-1094. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1007/s00247-022-05329-3. PMID: 35376979Free PMC Article
Achondroplasia: Really rhizomelic?
Shelmerdine SC, Brittain H, Arthurs OJ, Calder AD
Am J Med Genet A 2016 Aug;170(8):2039-43. Epub 2016 Jun 3 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37776. PMID: 27257098
Short-stem hip arthroplasty in osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
Floerkemeier T, Budde S, Gronewold J, Radtke K, Ettinger M, Windhagen H, von Lewinski G
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2015 May;135(5):715-22. Epub 2015 Mar 24 doi: 10.1007/s00402-015-2195-9. PMID: 25801808
Orthopaedic aspects of mucopolysaccharidoses.
White KK
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011 Dec;50 Suppl 5:v26-33. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker393. PMID: 22210667

Therapy

Intramedullary Nailing of Metaphyseal Fractures of the Lower Extremity.
Rommens PM, Küchle R, Hofmann A, Hessmann MH
Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2017;84(5):330-340. PMID: 29351533
Antiresorptives: Safety Concerns-Clinical Perspective.
Brown JP
Toxicol Pathol 2017 Oct;45(7):859-863. Epub 2017 Oct 24 doi: 10.1177/0192623317737066. PMID: 29065818
The Humeral Implant in Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Keener JD, Chalmers PN, Yamaguchi K
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2017 Jun;25(6):427-438. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-15-00682. PMID: 28459709
Metaphyseal Engaging Short and Ultra-Short Anatomic Cementless Stems in Young and Active Patients.
Kim YH, Park JW, Kim JS
J Arthroplasty 2016 Jan;31(1):180-5. Epub 2015 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.07.029. PMID: 26300282
Orthopaedic aspects of mucopolysaccharidoses.
White KK
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011 Dec;50 Suppl 5:v26-33. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker393. PMID: 22210667

Prognosis

Bone Infarcts and Tumorigenesis-Is There a Connection? A Mini-Mapping Review.
Konarski W, Poboży T, Hordowicz M, Śliwczyński A, Kotela I, Krakowiak J, Kotela A
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jul 29;19(15) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159282. PMID: 35954639Free PMC Article
Wagner Cone Midterm Survivorship and Outcomes.
Gholson JJ, Wallace SS, Akram F, Gonzalez A, Kunze KN, Levine BR
J Arthroplasty 2020 Aug;35(8):2155-2160. Epub 2020 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.03.015. PMID: 32279943
Antiresorptives: Safety Concerns-Clinical Perspective.
Brown JP
Toxicol Pathol 2017 Oct;45(7):859-863. Epub 2017 Oct 24 doi: 10.1177/0192623317737066. PMID: 29065818
Orthopaedic aspects of mucopolysaccharidoses.
White KK
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011 Dec;50 Suppl 5:v26-33. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker393. PMID: 22210667
The footballer's fracture.
Cattermole HR, Hardy JR, Gregg PJ
Br J Sports Med 1996 Jun;30(2):171-5. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.30.2.171. PMID: 8799606Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Fifth metatarsal scarf osteotomy without implant fixation.
Albert A, Zribi M, Christophe A, Leemrijse T
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2021 Oct;107(6):102960. Epub 2021 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2021.102960. PMID: 33992833
Asynchronously Calibrated Quantitative Bone Densitometry.
Brown JK, Timm W, Bodeen G, Chason A, Perry M, Vernacchia F, DeJournett R
J Clin Densitom 2017 Apr-Jun;20(2):216-225. Epub 2016 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2015.11.001. PMID: 26781430
Achondroplasia: Really rhizomelic?
Shelmerdine SC, Brittain H, Arthurs OJ, Calder AD
Am J Med Genet A 2016 Aug;170(8):2039-43. Epub 2016 Jun 3 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37776. PMID: 27257098
Current concepts, classification, and results in short stem hip arthroplasty.
Falez F, Casella F, Papalia M
Orthopedics 2015 Mar;38(3 Suppl):S6-13. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20150215-50. PMID: 25826635
The footballer's fracture.
Cattermole HR, Hardy JR, Gregg PJ
Br J Sports Med 1996 Jun;30(2):171-5. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.30.2.171. PMID: 8799606Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Bone Infarcts and Tumorigenesis-Is There a Connection? A Mini-Mapping Review.
Konarski W, Poboży T, Hordowicz M, Śliwczyński A, Kotela I, Krakowiak J, Kotela A
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jul 29;19(15) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159282. PMID: 35954639Free PMC Article
Periprosthetic bone remodelling of short-stem total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review.
Yan SG, Weber P, Steinbrück A, Hua X, Jansson V, Schmidutz F
Int Orthop 2018 Sep;42(9):2077-2086. Epub 2017 Nov 27 doi: 10.1007/s00264-017-3691-z. PMID: 29178044
Interventions for treating isolated diaphyseal fractures of the ulna in adults.
Handoll HH, Pearce P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Jun 13;2012(6):CD000523. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000523.pub4. PMID: 22696319Free PMC Article
Interventions for isolated diaphyseal fractures of the ulna in adults.
Handoll HH, Pearce PK
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;(2):CD000523. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000523.pub2. PMID: 15106154
Interventions for isolated diaphyseal fractures of the ulna in adults.
Pearce PK, Handoll HH, Der T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001;(2):CD000523. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000523. PMID: 11405967

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