Pediatric Pelvis Fractures
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Osteoporotic 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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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Trauma & Treatment
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2167-1222
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1222.1000124