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Table 4 History of surgeries in pediatric patients with HPP

From: Burden of disease in pediatric patients with hypophosphatasia: results from the HPP Impact Patient Survey and the HPP Outcomes Study Telephone interview

Type of surgery

Patients, n (%) (n = 44)

Any surgery

16 (36.4)

 Surgery on the skull

9 (20.5)

 Osteotomy

5 (11.4)

 Root canal

4 (9.1)

 Club foot surgery

3 (6.8)

 Stapling of growth plates

2 (4.5)

 Fracture fixation

2 (4.5)

 Bone biopsy

1 (2.3)

  1. The types of surgery presented were assessed by HIPS only
  2. HIPS Hypophosphatasia Impact Patient Survey, HPP hypophosphatasia
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

ISSN: 1750-1172