Histology of an undisplaced femoral fatigue fracture in association with bisphosphonate treatment : Frozen bone with remodelling at the crack

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 460-462

  Aspenberg, Per ^a   Schilcher, Jörg ^a   Fahlgren, Anna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CORTISONE; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; RISEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FATIGUE FRACTURE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REOPERATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ALENDRONATE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; BONE NAILS; BONE RESORPTION; ETIDRONIC ACID; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77956283668     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2010.492766     Document Type: Article

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