Milkman's Syndrome
- 4 September 1947
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 237 (10) , 359-363
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm194709042371003
Abstract
FROM time to time in routine radiologic bone studies lesions are encountered whose etiology is difficult to determine. Such a case is reported below because of its interest from a radiologic and medical point of view. Milkman1 , 2 presented a case of multiple spontaneous idiopathic symmetrical fractures in which forty-three fractures were noted and for which no etiology was established. Since Milkman's report 19 additional cases have been reported in the literature, with a review by Edeikin and Schneeberg.3 Of these cases, 16 were reported from Europe. All except 1 occurred in women.The main clinical characteristics of Milkman's syndrome are . . .Keywords
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