Insufficiency fractures are a subgroup of stress fractures, caused by normal stress on a weakened bone with an impaired elastic resistance due to alteration of density or structure. Any pathological condition that causes a decrease in bone elasticity and bone resistance can be a predisposing factor for insufficiency fractures. In this chapter, imaging of insufficiency fractures is described. Imaging modalities discussed include radiography, bone scintigraphy, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.
Imaging of insufficiency fractures
MASCIOCCHI, CARLO;BARILE, ANTONIO
2013-01-01
Abstract
Insufficiency fractures are a subgroup of stress fractures, caused by normal stress on a weakened bone with an impaired elastic resistance due to alteration of density or structure. Any pathological condition that causes a decrease in bone elasticity and bone resistance can be a predisposing factor for insufficiency fractures. In this chapter, imaging of insufficiency fractures is described. Imaging modalities discussed include radiography, bone scintigraphy, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.File in questo prodotto:
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