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Treatment of Ribbing disease with 5-year follow-up and literature review

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Ribbing disease, or multiple diaphyseal sclerosis, is a rare diaphyseal sclerosis of unknown etiology. Patients with this pathology usually present with asymmetric pain limited to the lower extremities. Though all efforts are made to relieve the progressive pain associated with Ribbing disease, no medical or surgical treatments have been established yet. In this case report, we followed up a Ribbing case with sclerotic bone fenestration for 5 years. The radiological changes and the clinical effects are described, and the different Ribbing treatments are then briefly reviewed.

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    L. L . Zhang, W. M. Jiang, H. L. Yang & Z-P. Luo

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Zhang, L.L..., Jiang, W.M., Yang, H.L. et al. Treatment of Ribbing disease with 5-year follow-up and literature review. Osteoporos Int 28, 1499–1502 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3896-9

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