Clinical case of non-traumatic fracture of the femoral neck and spine in a woman in labor with osteogenesis imperfect –Lobstein–Van Der Hoeve syndrome

• Vitaly B. Tskhay
• Olga V. Kostareva
• Daria A. Semenova

Abstract

Osteogenesis imperfecta constitutes a complex connective tissue disorder extending beyond its hallmark bone fragility. Van der Hoeve’s syndrome is a variant of Lobstein’s disease (late osteogenesis imperfecta) and is characterized by the simultaneous presence of osteoporosis, blue sclerae, and deafness. We are presenting a case of postpartum atraumatic fracture of the femur and spine in a patient in the late postpartum period. The cause of the fractures was the presence of osteogenesis imperfecta with an autosomal dominant type of inheritance.

Keywords: pregnancy; osteogenesis imperfecta; osteoporosis; Lobstein–Van Der Hoeve syndrome

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