Causes of Fractures

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 - 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:

• Colles wrist fracture
• Skull fracture
• Rib fracture
• Fracture, humerus, supracondylar
• Pathological fracture
• Fracture, neck of femur
• Child abuse
• Pelvic fracture

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:

• Acroosteolysis dominant type
• Bone dysplasia Azouz type
• Chondroblastoma (benign)
• Crohn's disease
• Cushing's syndrome
• Deficiency-induced osteoporosis
• Drug-induced osteoporosis
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arthrochalasic type
• Electrical burns
• Falls
• Gaucher Disease
• Gaucher disease type 1
• Gaucher disease type 2
• Gaucher disease type 3
• Growth Hormone Receptor Deficiency
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Hyperdibasic aminoaciduria type 2
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Idiopathic osteoporosis
• Juvenile osteoporosis
• Koller syndrome
• Laron Dwarfism
• Laron Pituitary Dwarfism
• Laron Syndrome
• Laron Type Pituitary Dwarfism 1
• Laron-type Dwarfism Phenotypic Syndrome
• Localized osteoporosis
• Maffucci Syndrome
• McCune-Albright Syndrome
• Menkes Disease
• Multiple Myeloma
• Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type IV
• Ollier Disease
• Osteogenesis imperfecta
• Osteomalacia
• Osteopetrosis lethal
• Osteoporosis
• Paget's disease of bone
• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
• Stiff-Person Syndrome
• Sub clinical hypothyroidism
• Thalassemia
• Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 2

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:

• Accidental injury
• Acid phosphatase deficiency
• Acid-Base Imbalance
• Adrenal Cortex Diseases
• Aggressive systemic mastocytosis
• Albers-Schonberg disease - Adult benign dominant form
• Albers-Schonberg disease - intermediate form
• Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form
• Aluminium toxicity
• Automobile accidents injury
• Ballard syndrome
• Bone cancer
• Bone conditions
• Bone dysplasia with medullary fibrosarcoma
• Bone fragility, craniosynostosis, proptosis, hydrocephalus
• Bone pain
• Brittle bone syndrome lethal type
• Bruck syndrome
• Bruck syndrome 1
• Bruck syndrome, 2
• Brunzell syndrome
• Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosus
• Cervical Cancer
• Chitty-Hall-Webb syndrome
• Cushing syndrome, familial
• Cushing's syndrome
• Dennis-Fairhurst-Moore syndrome
• Dialysis-related amyloidosis
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type I
• Enchondromatosis-dwarfism-deafness
• Epidermal nevus - vitamin D resistant rickets
• Ewing's family of tumors
• Falls
• Fanconi renotubular syndrome
• Fibromatosis multiple non ossifying
• Fibrous Dysplasia
• Fibrous dysplasia of bone
• Firearm Injury
• Geroderma osteodysplastica
• Gerodermia osteodysplastica
• Gerodermia osteodysplastica hereditaria
• Gerodermia osteodysplasticum
• Gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia
• Gorham's syndrome
• Gracile bone dysplasia
• Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Hyper-IgE Syndrome
• Hyperparathyroidism, primary
• Hypophosphatemic rickets
• Infantile hypophosphatasia
• Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome
• Juvenile osteoporosis
• Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
• Lethal congenital contracture syndrome (LCCS)
• Lethal congenital contracture syndrome 1
• Lichstenstein syndrome
• Lightwood-Albright syndrome
• Lobstein disease
• McCune-Albright Syndrome
• Metaphyseal dysplasia Pyle type
• Metastatic bone cancer
• Multiple Myeloma
• Myopathy, limb-girdle, with bone fragility
• Oncogenic osteomalacia
• Osteogenesis imperfecta
• Osteogenesis imperfecta - congenital joint contractures
• Osteogenesis imperfecta Type I
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, Levin type
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1A
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1B
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2A
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 4
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type IIB
• Osteomalacia
• Osteopetrosis - renal tubular acidosis
• Osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis
• Osteopetrosis, autosomal recessive 4
• Osteoporosis
• Paget's disease of bone
• Parathyroid Cancer
• Parathyroid cancer, adult
• Perinatal hypophosphatasia
• Phosphate diabetes
• Protein S acquired deficiency
• Proximal spinal muscular atrophy
• Pseudophosphatasia
• Rajab-Spranger syndrome
• Rathburn disease
• Renal osteodystrophy
• Renal rickets
• Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Sphingolipidosis
• Stanescu syndrome
• Subclinical hyperthyroidism
• Thick skull syndrome

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
• more drugs...»

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:

• Better testing for osteoporosis
• Breast cancer drug Femara superior to Tamoxifen
• Brittle bone disease clarified
• Elderly woman suffers pain of two undiagnosed broken legs for four days
• How much is really known about the safety of statins
• Men and osteoporosis
• New Dietary Guidelines support numerous research results
• New surgical interventions for osteoporosis
• Non-hormone osteoporosis drugs taking over hormonal drugs
• Osteoporosis is a 'silent' disease affecting many women
• Osteoporosis rates expected to increase with reduced useage of HRT
• Osteoporosis, a burdening disease
• Osteoporotic drugs fight on bones
• Testicle removal to treat prostate cancer may increase osteoporosis risk
• Top sportsman returns to professional sport after kidney transplant
• Undiagnosed brittle bone disease in infants may lead to allegations of abuse by parents
• More news »

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)
• more statistics...»

Related information on causes of Fractures:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Fractures may be found in:

• Risk factors for Fractures
• Medications that may cause Fractures
• Hidden causes of Fractures

Causes of Fractures: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the causes of Fractures.

Skull fractures: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Skull fractures invariably result from a traumatic blow to the head. Motor vehicle accidents, bad falls, sports injuries, and physical assaults top the list of causes. The brain can be directly affected by damage to the nervous system and by bleeding.

Closed head injuries occur in 200 out of every 100,000 patients. Severe head trauma carries a 30% mortality rate.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Arm and leg fractures: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Most arm and leg fractures result from major traumatic injury, such as a fall on an outstretched arm, a skiing accident, or child abuse (suggested by multiple or repeated episodes of fractures). However, in a person with a pathologic bone-weakening condition, such as osteoporosis, bone tumors, or metabolic disease, a mere cough or sneeze can also produce a fracture. Prolonged standing, walking, or running can cause stress fractures of the foot and ankle — usually in soldiers, nurses, postal workers, and joggers.

Fractures are among the most common orthopedic problems; about 6.8 million people seek medical attention for fractures in the United States each year.

ELDER TIP Brittle bones make an older person especially vulnerable to fractures. A fall on an outstretched arm or hand or a direct blow to the arm or shoulder is likely to fracture the radius or humerus.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Dislocated or fractured jaw: Causes
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Simple fractures or dislocations are usually caused by a manual blow along the jawline; more serious compound fractures commonly result from automobile accidents. Other causes include industrial accidents, recreational or sports injuries, assaults, or other trauma. Recurrence of a dislocated jaw is common.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Skull fractures: Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)

Like concussions and cerebral contusions or lacerations, skull fractures invariably result from a traumatic blow to the head. Motor vehicle accidents, bad falls, and severe beatings (especially in children) top the list of causes.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Arm and leg fractures: Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)

Most arm and leg fractures result from major trauma — for example, a fall on an outstretched arm, a skiing accident, or child abuse (shown by multiple or repeated episodes of fractures). However, in a person with a pathologic bone-weakening condition, such as osteoporosis, bone tumors, or metabolic disease, a mere cough or sneeze can also produce a fracture. Prolonged standing, walking, or running can cause stress fractures of the foot and ankle — usually in nurses, postal workers, soldiers, and joggers.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Jaw dislocation or fracture: Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)

Simple fractures or dislocations are usually caused by a manual blow along the jawline; more serious compound fractures, from car accidents and penetration injuries.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Nose, fractured: Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)

With low-energy injuries, noncomminuted nasal bone fragments are caused by low-velocity trauma. Such injuries could occur in the following situations:

❑ injuries created during fistfights (hand or fist blows only, no blunt instruments)

❑ uncomplicated falls such as tripping

❑ low-velocity motor vehicle collision.

With high-energy injuries, a higher amount of energy is absorbed by the nasal and facial bones, with comminution of bone fragments and associated injuries to the soft tissue and orbitonasal skeleton. These injuries would include:

❑ injuries sustained from a leveraged blow to the nose using an object such as a stick, pipe, or other blunt object

❑ falls from heights

❑ sport injuries with fast-moving projectiles, such as a ball or puck

❑ high-velocity motor vehicle collisions.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003