A
pathologic fracture is a
bone fracture caused by disease that led to weakness of the bone structure. This process is most commonly due to
osteoporosis, but may also be due to other pathologies such as:
cancer,
infection, inherited bone disorders,or a
bone cyst. Only a small number of conditions are commonly responsible for
pathological fractures, including
osteoporosis,
osteomalacia,
Paget's disease, osteitis,
osteogenesis imperfecta, benign bone
tumours and
cysts, secondary malignant
bone tumours and primary malignant bone tumours.