Treatment of lumbar pars interarticularis stress injuries in athletes with intravenous bisphosphonates: Five case studies

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-143

  Chambers, Sharon A ^a   Clarke, Andrew ^a   Wolman, Roger ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

athlete; pars interarticularis; stress fracture bisphosphonates

Indexed keywords

IBANDRONIC ACID; PAMIDRONIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; LUMBAR PARS INTERARTICULARIS STRESS INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROWING; RUGBY; SPORT; STRESS FRACTURE; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OFF-LABEL USE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952613761     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31820f8f62     Document Type: Article

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