Ten-Year Follow-Up of Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head Treated With Alendronate for 3 Years

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1128-1134

  Agarwala, Sanjay ^a   Shah, Satyajit B ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Avascular necrosis of hip; Bisphosphonates

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; DISABILITY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ALENDRONATE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 80053192500     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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