The use of alendronate in the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head: Follow-up to eight years

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1013-1018

  Agarwala, S ^a   Shah, S ^a   Joshi, V R ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ALENDRONATE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249099392     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B8.21518     Document Type: Article

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