Neoplastic and infective pathological fractures of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
BACKGROUND A few reports are available in the literature of fractures of fifth lumbar vertebra. However, to our knowledge there is no report concerning pathological fractures of the fifth lumbar vertebra. It is the aim of this paper to report 10 patients had pathological fractures of the fifth lumbar vertebra. PATIENTS AND METHODS The patients were 6 males and 4 ... Read more