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ladessa [460]
3 years ago
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A 70-year-old male presents with back pain, fever, and weight loss. He reports that he had a recent respiratory infection from w

hich he thought he recovered. Tests revealed increased white blood cell count, and a diagnosis of endogenous osteomyelitis was made. The primary organism causing this condition is
Biology
1 answer:
a_sh-v [17]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

This question lacks options, options are:

a.Fatigue fracture

b.Stress fracture

c.Pathologic fracture

d.Greenstick fracture.  

The correct answer is c.

Explanation:

A pathological fracture is one produced in a weakened bone as a result of trauma that would not cause such an effect on bones that had their composition, resistance or flexibility properties at the correct levels, that is, a pathological fracture is any loss of bone continuity that occurs in a weakened bone, secondary this weakness to the development of a disease. Endogenous osteomyelitis is a blood-borne bacterial infection that spreads to the bone.

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