- pathologic fracture
- a fracture due to weakening of the bone structure by pathologic processes, such as neoplasia, osteomalacia, osteomyelitis, and other diseases. Called also secondary f. and spontaneous f.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pathologic fracture
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