Chance Fracture Secondary to a Healed Kyphotic Compression Osteoporotic Fracture

Chance fracture is an unstable vertebral fracture, which usually results from a high velocity injury. An elderly lady with a previously healed osteoporotic fracture of the T12 and L1 vertebra which resulted in a severe kyphotic deformity subsequently sustained a Chance fracture of the adjacent L2 ve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Teh KK, Chan CYW, Saw LB, Kwan MK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2009-11-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:http://morthoj.org/2009v3n2/Chance-Fracture.pdf