Saber shin
{{short description|Sharp anterior bowing, or convexity, of the tibia}}
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Saber shin is a malformation of the tibia. It presents as a sharp anterior bowing, or convexity, of the tibia.{{cite web |last1=Tarantino |first1=Corinne |title=Saber Shins |url=https://www.osmosis.org/answers/saber-shins#:~:text=What%20are%20saber%20shins%3F,sword%20with%20a%20curved%20blade. |publisher=Elsevier |access-date=10 May 2023}}
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Causes
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Periosteal reaction along the shaft of the tibia. It can result from congenital syphilis,{{Cite journal| author1 = Pineda| first2 = J.| first3 = M.| first4 = I.| first5 = A.| first6 = C.| title = Rheumatic diseases in the ancient americas: the skeletal manifestations of treponematoses| journal = Journal of Clinical Rheumatology| volume = 15| issue = 6| pages = 280–283| year = 2009| pmid = 19734732| doi = 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181b0c848| last2 = Mansilla-Lory| last3 = Martínez-Lavín| last4 = Leboreiro| last5 = Izaguirre| last6 = Pijoan| s2cid = 25083023}} yaws, Paget's disease of bone, vitamin D deficiency{{Cite journal| author1 = Khandare| first2 = R.| first3 = B.| title = Severe bone deformities in young children from vitamin D deficiency and fluorosis in Bihar-India| journal = Calcified Tissue International| volume = 76| issue = 6| pages = 412–418| year = 2005| pmid = 15895280| doi = 10.1007/s00223-005-0233-2| last2 = Harikumar| last3 = Sivakumar| s2cid = 21536934}} or Weismann-Netter–Stuhl syndrome. It can be due to osteomalacia.{{cn|date=May 2021}}
Prognosis
The bone looks like a boomerang from an early age.{{cn|date=April 2023}}
Etymology
Saber refers to the tibia's resemblance to the curve of a saber sword.{{cn|date=January 2021}}
See also
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Bibliography
- Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary. Edition 5, 1998 p7B49.
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Category:Musculoskeletal disorders