منابع مشابه
Imaging of insufficiency fractures.
This review focuses on the occurrence, imaging and differential diagnosis of insufficiency fractures. Prevalence, the most common sites of insufficiency fractures and their clinical implications are discussed. Insufficiency fractures occur with normal stress exerted on weakened bone. Postmenopausal osteoporosis is the most common cause of insufficiency fractures. Other conditions which affect b...
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Pelvic insufficiency fractures may occur in the absence of trauma or as a result of low-energy trauma in osteoporotic bone. With a growing geriatric population, the incidence of pelvic insufficiency fracture has increased over the last 3 decades and will continue to do so. These fractures can cause considerable pain, loss of independence, and economic burden to both the patient and the health c...
متن کاملSacral insufficiency fractures.
PURPOSE To highlight difficulties in the diagnostic process and the validity of imaging techniques for sacral insufficiency fractures. METHODS Records of 25 women aged 68 to 95 years with sacral insufficiency fractures were reviewed. Baseline blood biochemistry and haematology test results were obtained. Pelvic anterior/posterior radiography was undertaken for all patients; additional compute...
متن کامل[Sacral insufficiency fractures].
BACKGROUND The spontaneous osteoporotic fracture of the sacrum, known as a sacral insufficiency fracture (SIF) was first described as an unrecognized syndrome of the elderly by Laurie, in 1982. Numerous case histories and a few series of cases have been discussed in medical journals; however, none have been reported in Hungary. GOAL To delineate the leading diagnostic steps in the recognition...
متن کاملOsteoporotic insufficiency fractures of the pelvis
Insufficiency fractures are a subtype of stress fractures which occur when normal or physiological stresses are placed on weakened bone. The main predisposing cause is osteoporosis. The clinical and radiological features of two elderly women with pelvic insufficiency fractures are described. Isotope bone scan is the most sensitive imaging modality for the detection of these fractures. Computed ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.52.8.621-b