What is pathological fracture of lumbar spine

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Fracture is a very common orthopedic disease in clinic. The most common causes are trauma and bone diseases, such as car accidents, falls, violence and other reasons, as well as osteomyelitis, bone tumors caused by bone destruction. Fracture in medicine is defined as the integrity and continuity of bone. Pathological fracture of lumbar spine refers to the fracture of lumbar spine. Most fractures only cause local symptoms. Severe fractures and multiple fractures can cause systemic symptoms. Pathological fracture of lumbar spine is also common in clinic. Today I will talk about what is pathological fracture of lumbar spine.

What is pathological fracture of lumbar spine

Waist is an easily injured part of the human body, which is prone to fracture due to impact or external pressure. Especially the elderly, with the growth of age, osteoporosis, in the role of external forces are more prone to fracture. And the fracture of the elderly is more difficult to heal, because all aspects of the elderly body have declined.

The clinical manifestation of pathological fracture of lumbar spine is severe pain of lumbar spine, which can cause shock seriously. Bleeding after fracture is the main cause of shock. Fever is also a common symptom. These are manifestations of the whole body. Local manifestations mainly include pain, swelling and dysfunction of the waist.

Lumbar pathological fracture caused by functional barriers, so that the waist can not move freely, or even can not move. Severe pain occurred in the fracture site, especially when the affected side was moved, the pain was obviously aggravated, accompanied by obvious tenderness. There will be bone frications after fracture.

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The prognosis of pathological fracture of lumbar spine is good after treatment and reduction by doctors, but the prognosis of different ages is still very different. The prognosis of newborns is faster than that of adults, and the elderly need more time to heal.