[Insufficiency fractures of the ileum and sacrum].
Insufficiency fractures are fractures in bones with nontumorous disease (e.g., osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis or following radiation) at normal load. Two cases of insufficiency fracture of the ilium and sacrum are presented. Predisposing factors, clinical picture, imaging procedure and therapy are outlined.
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Orthopädische Universitätsklinik König-Ludwig-Haus Brettreichstr. 11 97074 Würzburg.
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000293:injuries*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*