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The image above shows a recent osteoporotic fracture of a vertebra.

The image below shows a similar fracture on an xray.

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the arrows point to fractures in the sacrum. In this patient there had been no fall but the bone is very osteoporotic and simply gave way under normal load.

There is insufficient bone to withstand such loads and these are known as insufficiency fractures.

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