Bisphosphonate-related femoral periosteal stress reactions: Scoring system based on radiographic and MRI findings

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 869-877

  Png, Meng Ai ^a   Koh, Joyce S B ^a   Goh, Seo Kiat ^a   Fook Chong, Stephanie ^a   Howe, Tet Sen ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bisphosphonate; Femur; Periosteal stress reaction; Score

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BONE DISEASE; BONE EDEMA; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRESS; BONE TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DREADED BLACK LINE; ENDOSTEUM; FEMALE; FEMORAL PERIOSTEAL STRESS; FOCAL CORTICAL RADIOLUCENCY; FOCAL CORTICAL THICKENING; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIDE EFFECT; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOSTEUM; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84859141885     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.11.6794     Document Type: Article

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