Insufficiency fractures of both femoral necks in a young adult caused by osteoporosis: A case report

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 865-868

  Kalaci, Aydiner ^a   Yanat, Ahmet Nedim ^a   Sevinç, Teoman Toni ^a   Doǧramaci, Yunus ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Femoral neck; Insufficiency fracture; Osteoporosis; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BONE ISOENZYME; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 48449102342     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0647-1     Document Type: Article

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