Saber Shin

Saber shin, the sharp anterior bowing of the tibia, can be seen with

• Congenital syphilis:
• Acquired, tertiary syphilis:
• Paget disease:
• Vitamin D deficiency:
• Yaws: Tropical infection with Treponema pallidum pertenue.

References

• Khandare AL, Harikumar R, Sivakumar B. Severe bone deformities in young children from vitamin D deficiency and fluorosis in Bihar-India. Calcif Tissue Int. 2005 Jun;76(6):412-8.
• Renier JC, Audran M. Progression in length and width of pagetic lesions, and estimation of age at disease onset. Rev Rhum Engl Ed. 1997 Jan;64(1):35-43.
• ROBINSON IB, SARNAT BG. Roentgen studies of the maxillae and mandible in sickle-cell anemia. Radiology. 1952 Apr;58(4):517-23.
• Rothschild BM, Heathcote GM. Characterization of the skeletal manifestations of the treponemal disease yaws as a population phenomenon. Clin Infect Dis. 1993 Aug;17(2):198-203.
• Russo PE, Shryock LF. Bone Lesions of Congenital Syphilis in Infants and Adolescents: Report of 46 Cases. May Radiology. 1945;44: 477-484.