Pathological fracture
#fracture #orthopedics
A fracture through a bone which has been made weak by some underlying disease is called a pathological fracture. A trivial or no force may be required to cause such a fracture e.g., a fracture through a bone weakened by metastasis. Although, traumatic fractures have a predictable and generally successful outcome, pathological fractures often go into non-union.
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