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Rugger-jersey spine in osteopetrosis
  1. Keisuke Shigenobu,
  2. Yuya Kobayashi,
  3. Jun Tsuyuzaki
  1. Komoro Kosei General Hospital, Komoro, Japan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Yuya Kobayashi, juriruri{at}shinshu-u.ac.jp

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-220275

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    A 30-year-old Japanese man presented to our hospital with a fall injury. He had no medication or family history. His height and weight were within the normal ranges, and physical and neurological examination results were non-specific. His calcium and phosphorus levels were within the standard limits. X-ray images showed calcification of the lumbar vertebrae, bilateral sacroiliac joint, acetabulum and caput femoris where gravity was applied (figures 1 and 2). The border of the lumbar vertebrae …

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors KS

      found an X-ray abnormality.

      YK

      made a diagnosis and discussion.

      JT

      conducted academic guidance.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.