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often the first sign of the disease, can affect any bone, but the most common locations are the hip, spine, and wrist. Breaks in the hip and spine are of special concern because they almost always require hospitalization and major surgery
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What is a hip fractured caused by weakening of the bones due to osteoporosis?
Osteoporotic hip fracture
Is an osteoporotic hip fracture a type of pathologic fracture?
Yes, an osteoporotic hip fracture is, by definition, a type of pathologic fracture. It occurs in both sexes and is too often the first symptom of osteoporosis, especially in men, as they are underdiagnosed and undertreated. The stock phrase "fell and broke her hip" is often true in reverse - her hip fractured, causing the fall.
Why are greenstick fracture more common in children?
The fracture usually occurs in children and teens because their bones are flexible, unlike adults whose brittle bones usually break.
What is osteoporodic?
Osteoporotic means that the person (or thing in question) has osteoporosis - significant loss of bone density, increasing the likelihood of a fracture.
What is the main term for fracture of the clavicle?
The main term for a fracture of the clavicle is a broken collarbone. It is one of the most common bones in the human body that get broken easily.
A fracture that is common in children whose bones have relatively more collagen in their matrix and are more flexible than those of adults is?
A greenstick fracture.
Is short wave diathermy harmful for health?
NO, it is not unless it is not given to the area surrounding uterus, in pregnant ladies, to the metastatic lesions and to severely osteoporotic bones. as this neglegance can be harmful and affect in utero chlid growth, can enhance metastaic process and destroy osteoporotic bones.
Which fracture type are most common in older people?
Comminuted Fractures are more common in the elderly, because their brittle bones are more like to have the shattering-type effect of the Comminuted fracture.
What is a bone break at the wrist called?
a fracture
What type of fracture happens only in children?
Greenstick Fractures only occur in young pliable bones.
What bones orther than vertbrae are prone to fracture in osteoporosis?
Hip fractures are common. Usually the head of the femur.
What fracture types are most common in the elderly?
comminutedHip and wrist, followed by clavicle and maybe the scapula(shoulder).
