A pathologic fracture occurs when a bone breaks in an area that is weakened secondarily to another disease process such as tumor, infection, and certain inherited bone disorders. A pathologic fracture can occur without a degree of trauma required to cause fracture in healthy bone. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Spontaneous fracture
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