Post-fracture changes of the femur cortex.
Roentgenograms of the femora were obtained in 21 patients who on average 10 years earlier had sustained a fracture of the shaft of one tibia. On the fracture side a slightly uneven "spotted" appearance could be detected in most patients. Also, the marrow canal was about 10 per cent wider in the femora of the fractured limb--this widening was unrelated to the time factor, indicating a permanent loss of endosteal bone.
D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010521:Periosteum / Q000473:pathology; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology