A fracture in which a specific weakness or destruction of bone caused by some process, such as cancer, is the reason for the break.
A fracture of a diseased bone.
A fracture of a diseased or weakened bone produced by a force that would not have fractured a healthy bone. The underlying disease may be metastasis from a cancer that originated elsewhere, primary cancer of the bone, or osteoporosis.
A bone fracture occurring in a bone that has been compromised by disease, such as specific types of cancer, osteoporosis, and Paget’s disease.