Clinical Analysis of Pathological Fracture: A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital Based Study
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Osteoporosis, Pathological fracture, clinical analysisAbstract
Background: The aim of the present study was firstly, to know about the common causes of pathological fractures, secondly, to know the epidemiology of pathological fracture with respect to age, sex, and site and thirdly to know about the various modes of treatment options available in the management of pathological fractures.
Methods: 108 total numbers of cases were included in this study. This study was conducted in Department of Orthopedics. The duration of study was over a period of one year.
Results: The most common cause was Osteoporosis of pathological fractures (44.4%) followed by other. Femur was the most common site and most fractures occurred in the trochanteric region. Operative treatment was carried out in most cases,
Conclusions: This study concluded that pathological fractures due to primary bone diseases should be dealt on individual basis depending upon the age, location, nature of lesion and stage of lesion.
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