Prophylactic bilateral intramedullary femoral nails for bisphosphonate-associated signs of impending subtrochanteric hip fracture

Orthopedics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Yoon, Richard S ^a   Beebe, Kathleen S ^a   Benevenia, Joseph ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LABORATORY TEST; LEG PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SURGICAL APPROACH;

AGED; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952848077     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20100225-21     Document Type: Article

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