What Causes An Oblique Fracture? | Broken Bones - Sharecare

Advertisement Health TopicsInjuries, Wound and TraumaBroken Bones What causes an oblique fracture? Donna Hill Howes, RN Family Practitioner

An oblique fracture is usually caused by an injury to the bone as the result of a fall, accident, or other trauma. Disorders that weaken the bones in the body, such as osteoporosis and cancer, put some people at higher risk for injury.

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