Insufficiency Fracture of the Superior and Inferior Pubic Rami in a Patient with Osteomalacia: Case Report

• Main Authors: Barış Nacır (Author), Burcu Duyur Çakıt (Author), Bünyamin Koç (Author), Meryem Saraçoğlu (Author), Hatice Rana Erdem (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Insufficiency fractures are subtype of stres fractures which occur when normal or physiological stresses are placed on weakened bone. These fractures occur in a variety of conditions in which the mineral content or the elasticity of bone is abnormal. The most common cause of insufficieny fracture is...