Saber sheath tibia

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Classification according to ICD-10
A50.5 +	Other forms of florid late congenital syphilis
M90.2 *	Osteopathy in other infectious diseases classified elsewhere
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

Saber sheath tibia describes a forward curvature of the shinbone ( tibia ), as it occurs in rare cases as a late manifestation of congenital syphilis ( syphilis ) and yaws . The saber sheath tibia can also occur in the context of Paget's disease . It also occurs in osteodystrophia deformans and osteomalacia in rickets .

In a pseudo-saber sheath tibia, there is a hyperostosis on the front edge of the tibia .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Alphabetical directory for the ICD-10-WHO version 2019, volume 3. German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI), Cologne, 2019, p. 767.

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