Pathological fracture risk (Harrington criteria)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 5 Aug 2019

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Citation:

Knipe H, Bell D, Rezaee A, et al. Pathological fracture risk (Harrington criteria). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-40746

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-40746

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/40746

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40746

Article created:

1 Nov 2015, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

5 Aug 2019, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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10 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

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Musculoskeletal, Trauma

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Synonyms:

Harrington's criteria
Pathological fracture risk: Harrington's criteria
Harrington's criteria of pathological fracture risk

Harrington criteria can be used to predict which long bone skeletal metastases are at high risk of pathological fracture and should undergo prophylactic internal fixation. It preceded the Mirels classification for impending pathological fracture but has not been validated and its use is debated.