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Journal Call no.R644.H63J573
AuthorKhong, P.L.
Article TitleOsteoporotic insufficiency fractures of the pelvis / P.L. Khong ... [et al.].
Is Part OfJournal of the Hong Kong Medical Association ; v.46, no.3, Sep 1994, p.242-246, illus.
AbstractInsufficiency fractures are a subtype of stress fractures which occur when normal or physiological stresses are placed on weakened bone. The main predisposing cause is osteoporosis. The clinical and radiological features of two elderly women with pelvic insufficiency fractures are described.