Diagnosis of proximal femoral insufficiency fractures in patients receiving bisphosphonate therapy

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1061-1064

  Porrino Jr , Jack A ^a   Kohl, Chad A ^a   Taljanovic, Mihra ^a   Rogers, Lee F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphosphonate; Femur; Fracture; Insufficiency; Subtrochanteric

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IBANDRONIC ACID; RISEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL FEMORAL INSUFFICIENCY FRACTURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE;

AGED; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL;

EID: 77950623902     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3383     Document Type: Article

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