Simultaneous bilateral atypical femoral fractures after alendronate therapy

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 262-264

  Zafeiris, Christos P ^a,b,c   Stathopoulos, I P ^a,b,c   Kourkoumelis, G ^a,b,c   Gkikas, E ^d   Lyritis, G P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation   (Greece)

^c KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d General Hospital of Chalkida   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atypical femoral fracture; Bisphosphonates; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALENDRONIC ACID; AMINO TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE; CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHORUS; PROCOLLAGEN; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 1 AMINOPROPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE PAIN; BONE REMODELING; BONE TURNOVER; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; DIAPHYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LABORATORY TEST; LEG PAIN; MEDICAL HISTORY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; ALENDRONATE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL;

EID: 84870853383     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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