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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2009-11-01
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Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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Online Access: | http://morthoj.org/2009v3n2/Chance-Fracture.pdf |