RefHelp - NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Signs & symptoms
- Deformity.
- Neurovascular deficit.
- Swelling, bruising erythema.
- Muscle wasting.
- Unable to weight bear.
- Pain after activity (stress fracture)
Risk factors
- Trauma.
- Pathological / insufficiency fracture- consider patients with known cancer or previous cancer, known osteoporosis patients, or patient groups with longs term steroid use.