title: Minimal trauma causing fractures in patients with spinal cord injury.
abstract: The osteoporosis that accompanies spinal cord injury renders bones more susceptible to fracture following minor degrees of trauma. Diagnosis is often delayed due to a subtle presentation with non-specific signs. Three cases are reported that illustrate characteristic features of long-bone fractures in spinal cord injury.
authors.affiliation: West of Scotland Regional Spinal Injury Unit, Philipshill Hospital, Glasgow.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Keating
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delargy
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*