pathologic fracture

The long bones show osteopenia and pathologic fractures can occur.

Some patients may be asymptomatic until they develop a pathologic fracture at the site of the tumor.

Patients who have experienced a pathologic fracture will be investigated for the cause of the underlying disease, if it is unknown.

Pathologic fractures are common, often with minor trauma.

Pathologic fractures due to weight bearing may develop.

Pathologic fractures are those caused by disease (such as cancer) that weakens the bones and can occur with little or no trauma.

A pathologic fracture is a broken bone caused by disease leading to weakness of the bone.

Pathologic fracture can occur as the compromised bone is unable to appropriately undergo repair at the involved sites.

Some bone tumors may weaken the structure of the bone, causing pathologic fractures.

If a cyst expands to a very large size, the mandible may be weakened such that a pathologic fracture occurs.

Hormone replacement therapy is highly effective in reducing bone loss following menopause and substantially reduces the risk of pathologic fracture.

The incidence of pathologic fractures, spinal cord compression, and ureteric obstruction were also lower in the immediate treatment arm.

Osteoporosis under long term treatment, pathologic fractures (e.g., hip)

Pathologic fracture at the time of diagnosis does not preclude surgical resection and is not associated with adverse outcome.

Other types of fracture are pathologic fracture, caused by a disease that weakens the bones, and stress fracture.

A pathologic fracture noted at diagnosis or during preoperative chemotherapy does not preclude limb-salvage surgery if wide surgical margins can be achieved.

The bones are a very common site of metastatic disease from breast cancer, and bone metastases can cause severe pain, hypercalcemia and pathologic fracture.

Pathologic fracture of the mandible is a possible complication of OM where the bone has been weakened significantly.

Pathologic fracture This term refers to a fracture occurring in the vertebra due to preexisting disease at the fracture site.

Fragility fracture is a type of pathologic fracture that occurs as result of normal activities, such as a fall from standing height or less.

In circumstances where other pathologies are excluded (for example, cancer), a pathologic fracture is diagnostic of osteoporosis irrespective of bone mineral density.

Other problems may include pulmonary and gastrointestinal problems, heterotopic ossification, osteoporosis, and other pathologic fractures.

Radiation therapy should also be given following surgery for decompression of intracranial or spinal cord metastases and following fixation of pathologic fractures.

Pathologic fracture: Pathologic fractures do not appear to be a prognostic factor for ETB.

This alternative approach may be appropriate in patients with intractable pain, pathologic fracture, or uncontrolled infection of the tumor when initiation of chemotherapy could create risk of sepsis.