Radiological appearances of disuse osteoporosis

摘要: The author has investigated the radiological changes which occur in Disuse Osteoporosis 100 patients and classified them into 4 types. are shown to bear a relation age of patient, period immobilisation. cortex have not previously been fully described. They take form “scalloping” or “lamellation”, affect predominantly outer third cortex. cortical indices affected. It is postulated that local increase vascularity immobilised bone plays part distribution changes.