Publisher's Synopsis
This volume offers comprehensive guidance on the diagnosis and management of the most common pathologic fractures seen by orthopaedists in daily practice - fractures caused by osteoporosis, Paget's disease, metastatic cancer and primary malignant and benign tumours.;It reviews the primary disease aetiology and pathophysiology of each form of pathologic fracture and explains the principles of management. The treatment strategies presented have been successfully used in practice.