Pathological Fracture Flashcards
1
Q
Pathological Fracture
A
fracture of a bone due to a diseased bone
2
Q
causes
A
malignancy
osteoporosis
paget’s disease
hyperparathyroidism
3
Q
what are most come cancers that metastases to bone
A
prostate breast lung renal thyroid
4
Q
what to look for out for as signs of osteoporosis
A
steroid medication use
elderly age
5
Q
what are the common sites for the fracture to occur
A
femur
vertebra
6
Q
investigations
A
x-ray
7
Q
management
A
ABCDE
IV analgesia
fixation and stabilisation
