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Pathologic Fractures

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Fractures of the Hip

Part of the book series: Fracture Management Joint by Joint ((FMJJ))

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Abstract

A bone fracture is termed pathologic when the fracture occurs through a region of a preexisting bone pathology weakening the bony architecture. Such pathologies include metabolic bone diseases such as Paget’s disease, osteogenesis imperfecta, and osteoporosis as well as local alterations of the bone structure due to tumorous processes and tumor-like bone lesions.

This chapter discussed pathologic fractures of the hip caused by the processes leading to local bone destruction including tumor-like lesions as well as primary and secondary (i.e., metastases) bone tumors.

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Klenke, F.M., Kollár, A., Kurze, C. (2019). Pathologic Fractures. In: Büchler, L., Keel, M. (eds) Fractures of the Hip. Fracture Management Joint by Joint. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18838-2_13

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