Pathological Fractures in Patients Caused by Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws: Report of 3 Cases

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1311-1316

  Wongchuensoontorn, Chanchai ^a   Liebehenschel, Niels ^b   Wagner, Kai ^b   Fakler, Otto ^b   Gutwald, Ralf ^b   Schmelzeisen, Rainer ^b   Sauerbier, Sebastian ^b  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CEFOTIAM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JAW OSTEONECROSIS; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PLATE FIXATION; PROSTATE CANCER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALENDRONATE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECROSIS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 65549114489     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.030     Document Type: Article

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