Management Strategy for Symptomatic Bisphosphonate-Associated Incomplete Atypical Femoral Fractures

HSS Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-110

  Saleh, Anas ^a,b   Hegde, Vishal V ^a,b   Potty, Anish G ^a   Schneider, Robert ^a   Cornell, Charles N ^a,b   Lane, Joseph M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

atypical femoral fractures; bisphosphonates; incomplete fractures; radiolucent fracture line; teriparatide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864445278     PISSN: 15563316     EISSN: 15563324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-012-9275-y     Document Type: Article

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