loading...| Preferred Name | Pathologic fracture | |
| Synonyms |
Spontaneous fractures Pathologic fractures Spontaneous fracture |
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| Definitions |
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. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002756 |
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| database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:268029009 UMLS:C0016663 SNOMEDCT_US:22640007 |
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| definition |
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. |
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| has_alternative_id |
HP:0005633 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Spontaneous fracture |
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| has_related_synonym |
Spontaneous fractures Pathologic fractures |
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| id |
HP:0002756 |
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| label |
Pathologic fracture |
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| notation |
HP:0002756 |
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| preferred label |
Pathologic fracture |
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| prefLabel |
Pathologic fracture |
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