[Efficient diagnosis of pathological fractures].
Pathological fractures are defined as fractures, which appear at diseased and mechanically weakened bones due to systemic or local processes. Their frequency is below 5%. This study demonstrates typical results and diagnostic criteria of pathological fractures. It will be shown, how diagnostic analysis is supposed to be performed to recognize pathological fractures. Based just on the X-ray image, diagnostic algorithms should provide all tools required for the radiologist to create a final diagnosis or to refer to other appropriate imaging modalities followed by a correct diagnosis and, if necessary, to allow interdisciplinary causal therapies.
Schulz
Thomas
T
Klinik und Poliklinik für Diagnostische Radiologie der Universität Leipzig, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig. Thomas.Schulz@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Prietzel
Torsten
T
Kluge
Regine
R
Schneider
Jens Peter
JP
Tannapfel
Andrea
A
Kahn
Thomas
T
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*