Looser’s zone
6 November 2009
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- Pseudofractures seen in osteomalacia
- Also called Milkman’s line
- Thin (about 2mm) radioluscent bands extending from the cortex inwards perpendicular to the bone surface
- Origin is by incomplete stress fractures which heal with callus deficient in calcium
- Most commonly seen in pubic rami, neck of femur, neck of humerus, axillary edge of scapula
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