Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1962;44:189-192.
© 1962 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Separation of the Upper Humeral Epiphysis in Pituitary Gigantism
Gordon C. Robin M.B., CH.B., F.R.F.P.S., F.R.C.S.1 and
Shimeon S. Kedar M.D.1
1 Department of Orthopaedics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
A case of separation of the upper humeral epiphysis in a pituitary giant twenty-three years of age is reported. The patient is significantly older than any previously reported with a fracture of this type. The probable endocrinological factors are discussed.