Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Recurrent long bone fractures

HP:0003084

What it means

An increased tendency to fractures of the long bones (Mainly, the femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, and ulna).

Rare diseases that can present with this5

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Fractures of the long bones · Increased long bone fracture rate

Recurrent long bone fractures

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.