01080nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001700065653002700082653001100109653001200120653000900132653001300141100001300154245007200167300001100239490000700250520059100257022001400848       1979                            d  c1979 Oct10aAdult10aCarpal Bones10aFractures, Spontaneous10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aOsteitis1 aEnna C D00aIsolated pathological fracture of the capitate bone. A case report.  a329-310 v113 a<p>Isolated fracture of the capitate bone is rare, but an isolated pathological fracture due to leprosy has not been previously reported. Although varying degrees of trauma is implied to be associated with fractures, this case illustrates a pathological fracture of the capitate apparently due solely to a specific disease. Fracture has occurred without a history of trauma and there has been no displacement of the fragments on x-rays over a period exceeding ten years even though it has been subjected to unrestricted activities by the patient who has clinically inactive disease.</p>  a0072-968X