Medial Malleolar Insufficiency Fracture of the Ankle in an Elderly Patient with Osteoporosis
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Medial Malleolar Insufficiency Fracture of the Ankle in an Elderly Patient with Osteoporosis
Insufficiency fracture is a type of stress fracture, which is the result of normal stresses on abnormal bone. Postmenopausal osteoporosis is the most common cause of insufficiency fractures. An early diagnosis is best made with a bone scan or magnetic resonance imaging, as radiographs may initially appear normal. Insufficiency fractures of the lower leg and ankle are less common. Furthermore, r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bone Metabolism
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2287-6375,2287-7029
DOI: 10.11005/jbm.2013.20.2.119