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Pseudarthrosis false joint, persistent pathological mobility throughout a bone (generally a long bone). Pseudarthrosis is classified as either congenital or acquired. The cause of congenital pseudarthrosis is an aberration in the bone’s intrauterine development. Tibial pseudarthrosis (usually in the lower third of both bones) is among the most frequent of the congenital group. Acquired pseudarthrosis develops after injury to a bone (fracture, osteotomy), osteomyelitis, or impairment of a bone’s regenerative function (rickets, osteomalacia, scurvy). Treatment is surgical. pseudarthrosis
pseudarthrosis [so̳″ahr-thro´sis] a pathologic entity characterized by deossification of a weight-bearing long bone, followed by bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form normal callus; this leads to existence of the “false joint” that gives the condition its name.pseu·dar·thro·sis (sū'dar-thrō'sis), A new, false joint arising at the site of an ununited fracture. Synonym(s): false joint, pseudoarthrosis [pseud- + G. arthrōsis, a joint] pseu·dar·thro·sis (sūd'ahr-thrō'sis) A new, false joint arising at the site of an ununited fracture. Synonym(s): false joint, pseudoarthrosis. [pseud- + G. arthrōsis, a joint]pseudarthrosis A false fibrous joint that may form at the site of an ununited fracture. Occasionally a pseudarthrosis is deliberately induced to allow movement after the failure of a hip replacement operation.pseu·dar·thro·sis (sūd'ahr-thrō'sis) A false joint arising at the site of an ununited fracture. Synonym(s): false joint. [pseud- + G. arthrōsis, a joint] |