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ba0002p130 | (1) | ICCBH2013

‘Bone in bone' sign in juvenile osteoporosis in a 13-year-old girl

Sakalidou Maria , Atsali Eri , Bizimi Vasiliki , Skaradavos Gregory , Balanika Alexia , Athanasakos Athanasios , Alexopoulou Efthymia , Papakonstantinou Olymbia

Background: We present an interesting case of a young child under bisphosphonates, for the treatment of juvenile osteoporosis (IJO), that developed a ‘bone in bone sign’, in several vertebral bodies, evident both on radiographs (CRX) and on magnetic resonance (MR) studies.Presenting problem: A 13-year-old girl was admitted in our hospital complaining with thoracolumbar pain. The patient had been diagnosed with IJO 2 years ago because of.a histo...