Causes of Fractures

Contents

Fractures: Introduction
List of Causes
Drugs/substances (7 causes)
Hidden causes
Complication causes
Causes of symptoms
News
Statistics about causes
Related cause information

List of causes of Fractures

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Fractures) that could possibly cause Fractures includes:

Physical trauma
Osteoporosis
Gaucher disease type 2 - bone fractures
Bone dysplasia Azouz type - fractures
Renal rickets - fractures
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2 - fractures
Osteogenesis imperfecta Type I - fractures
Fibrous dysplasia of bone - fractures
Epidermal nevus -- vitamin D resistant rickets - fractures
Cushing's syndrome - fractures
Bone dysplasia with medullary fibrosarcoma - fractures
Aluminium toxicity - fractures
Koller syndrome - fractures
Gaucher disease type 3 - bone fractures
Crohn's disease - fractures
Protein S acquired deficiency - fractures
Phosphate diabetes - fractures
Osteopetrosis -- renal tubular acidosis - fractures
Osteomalacia - fractures
Lethal congenital contracture syndrome 1 - fractures
Cushing syndrome, familial - fractures
Menkes Disease - fractures
Stanescu syndrome - fractures
Osteopetrosis, autosomal recessive 4 - fractures
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 4 - fractures
Fanconi renotubular syndrome - fractures
Falls - fractures
Bruck syndrome 1 - fractures
Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 2 - fractures
Sub clinical hypothyroidism - Fractures
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arthrochalasic type - fractures
Lobstein disease - fractures
Juvenile osteoporosis - Fractures
Infantile hypophosphatasia - fractures
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type I - fractures
Bruck syndrome, 2 - fractures
Idiopathic osteoporosis - fractures
Shaken Baby Syndrome - broken bones
Rajab-Spranger syndrome - fractures
Oncogenic osteomalacia - fractures
Myopathy, limb-girdle, with bone fragility - fractures
Multiple Myeloma - fractures
Hypophosphatemic rickets - fractures
Hyperparathyroidism - fractures
Hyper-IgE Syndrome - fractures
Blood cancer - bone fractures from minimal trauma
Adrenal Cortex Diseases - fractures
Stiff-Person Syndrome - bone fractures
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - fractures
Chondroblastoma (benign) - fractures
Pseudophosphatasia - fractures
Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis - vertebral fractures
Osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis - fractures
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type IIB - fractures
Hodgkin's Disease - fractures
Gracile bone dysplasia - bone fractures
Geroderma osteodysplastica - fractures
Fibrous Dysplasia - fractures
Fibromatosis multiple non ossifying - fractures
Dennis-Fairhurst-Moore syndrome - fractures
Aggressive systemic mastocytosis - bone fractures
Secondary osteoporosis - Colles fracture
Ollier Disease - fractures
Maffucci Syndrome - fractures
Gaucher Disease - bone fractures
Drug-induced osteoporosis - Fractures
Proximal spinal muscular atrophy - fractures
Parathyroid cancer, adult - bone fractures
Osteogenesis imperfecta - fractures
Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome - fractures
Hypophosphatasia - rib fractures
Hyperparathyroidism, primary - fractures
Hip cancer - fractures from minimal trauma
Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome - fractures
Gorham's syndrome - fractures
Dialysis-related amyloidosis - bone fractures
Bone cancer - fractures
Electrical burns - bone fractures
Parathyroid Cancer - Fractures
Metaphyseal dysplasia Pyle type - fractures
McCune-Albright Syndrome - fractures
Back tumour - fractures from minimal trauma
Albers-Schonberg disease -- malignant recessive form - fractures
Albers-Schonberg disease -- intermediate form - fractures
Albers-Schonberg disease -- Adult benign dominant form - fractures
Senile osteoporosis - Colles fracture
Primary osteoporosis - Colles fracture
Postmenopausal osteoporosis - Colles fracture
Renal osteodystrophy - bone fractures
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1A - fractures
Osteogenesis imperfecta, Levin type - fractures
Chronic Kidney Disease - frequent bone fractures
Bruck syndrome - fractures
Brittle bone syndrome lethal type - fractures
Ballard syndrome - fractures
Type I spinal osteoporosis - Colles fracture
Thalassemia - fractures
Osteopetrosis lethal - fractures
Acroosteolysis dominant type - fractures
Thick skull syndrome - fractures
Sphingolipidosis - bone fractures
Rathburn disease - fractures
Perinatal hypophosphatasia - fractures
Paget's disease of bone - fractures
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2A - fractures
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1B - fractures
Lichstenstein syndrome - fractures
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis - bone fractures
Gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia - bone fractures
Enchondromatosis-dwarfism-deafness - fractures
Bone fragility, craniosynostosis, proptosis, hydrocephalus - fractures
Acid-Base Imbalance - fractures
Gaucher disease type 1 - bone fractures
Disuse osteoporosis - Colles fracture
Deficiency-induced osteoporosis - Fractures
Lethal congenital contracture syndrome (LCCS) - fractures
Chitty-Hall-Webb syndrome - fractures
Brunzell syndrome - fractures

More causes:see full list of causes for Fractures

Causes of Fractures (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Fractures that are listed by the Diseases Database:

Source: Diseases Database

Fractures: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Fractures, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Fractures:

Colle's fracture
Smith's fracture

Fractures: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Fractures: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Fractures:

Subtype by type of fracture:
- Simple fracture - does not break the skin.
- Compound fracture - a fracture breaking the skin; also called "open fracture".
- Greenstick fracture - a bend-like fracture in children.
- Stress fracture - a fracture caused by repeated stress to the bone.
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Causes of Broader Categories of Fractures: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

Fractures as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Fractures as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Fractures. Our database lists the following as having Fractures as a complication of that condition:

Fractures as a symptom:

Conditions listing Fractures as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Fractures. Our database lists the following as having Fractures as a symptom of that condition:

Medications or substances causing Fractures:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Fractures as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

Neurontin
Minoxidil tablets
Loniten tablets
Exemestane
Aromasin
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See full list of 7 medications causing Fractures

Medical news summaries relating to Fractures:

The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Fractures:

Cause statistics for Fractures:

The following are statistics from various sources about the causes of Fractures:

Osteoporosis causes over 1.5 million fractures each year in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)
Osteoporosis causes over 300,000 hip fractures each year in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)
Osteoporosis causes over 700,000 vertebral fractures each year in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)
Osteoporosis causes over 250,000 wrist fractures each year in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)
Osteoporosis accounts for 70% of all fractures for people over 45 in the US (NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases - National Resource Center)
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