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Crush Fractures

Definition

 

Minimal trauma fracture

- secondary to osteoporosis

- wedge fractures

 

Epidemiology

 

F > M

More common in elderly patients

 

Uncommon in men < 75

- look for alternative diagnosis

 

DDx

 

Renal failure

Malignancy - metastasis

Infection

 

Clinically

 

Can present with pain