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Insufficiency Fractures

Known as: Fracture, Insufficiency, Fractures, Insufficiency, Insufficiency Fracture 
A form of stress fractures that result when normal force is applied to bones with deficient elasticity.
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2010
2010
Importance of raising awareness about spontaneous insufficiency fractures in the bedridden elderly
imaging, systematic assessments of prevalence and outcome of such fracture have not been carried out. Most cases are reported as… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Sacral Insufficiency Fracture Surgically Treated by Fibular Allograft
Sacral insufficiency 1 fractures have been known to occur distally after long instrumentation to the sacrum. Most such fractures… 
2001
2001
Evaluation of suspected stress fractures.
Stress fractures can occur if normal bone is exposed to repeated abnormal stress (fatigue fractures) or if normal stress is… 
1999
1999
Insufficiency fracture of the femoral neck after intramedullary nailing
Abstract: We report a patient with insufficiency fracture that occurred after intramedullary nailing for a subtrochanteric… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Insufficiency fracture of acetabulum: a case report.
: Most stress fractures of the hip joint occur on the femoral side. A review of the English literature showed that only eight… 
1992
1992
Radiological vignette. Insufficiency fracture of the acetabulum
SummaryAn insufficiency fracture (IF) involving the acetabulum is presented. This fracture occurred in a 67-year-old woman who… 
1988
1988
Insufficiency Fractures of the Femoral Neck in Association With Chronic Renal Failure
The femoral neck is a relatively uncommon location for stress fractures. As with other stress fractures, those occurring in the… 
1986
1986
[Spontaneous fracture of the sacrum due to "insufficiency". An overlooked cause of low lumbago in elderly women].
A case of insufficiency fracture of the sacrum is reported. These fractures usually occur in elderly women and are secondary to… 
1985
1985
Supraacetabular insufficiency fractures.
Insufficiency fractures in the supraacetabular region were identified in five women, aged 55-83 years. Factors contributing to… 
1985
1985
Insufficiency os pubis fractures in rheumatoid arthritis.
There is a paucity of information regarding insufficiency fractures of the os pubis in rheumatoid arthritis. While only 7 such…