Atypical fracture of the ulna associated with alendronate use

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 761-763

  Bjørgul, Kristian ^a   Reigstad, Astor ^a  

^a Ostfold Hospital Trust   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FOREARM; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN; SCLEROSIS; ULNA FRACTURE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALENDRONATE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 82255161158     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2011.636676     Document Type: Article

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