Longitudinal femoral shaft fracture due to bone insufficiency. A review of three cases

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 526-531

  Maraval, Anne ^a   Grados, Franck ^a   Royant, Valérie ^b   Damade, Richard ^b   Boulu, Gilles ^a   Fardellone, Patrice ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hospital of Chartres   (France)

Author keywords

Femur; Insufficiency fracture; Osteoporosis; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GADOLINIUM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM 99M; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; VITAMIN D;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; BONE INSUFFICIENCY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG UPTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; GRAVES DISEASE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INGUINAL REGION; LITERATURE; MECHANICS; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN; PALPATION; PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SPINE FRACTURE; STRESS FRACTURE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0346102682     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1297-319X(03)00051-4     Document Type: Article

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