Radiographic features of multifocal endosteal thickening of the femur in patients on long-term bisphosphonate therapy

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 222-227

  Mohan, P Chandra ^a   Howe, Tet Sen ^a   Koh, Joyce S B ^a   Png, Meng Ai ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atypical femoral fracture; Bisphosphonate; Black line; Multifocal endosteal thickening; Periosteal beak

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE BOWING; BONE DENSITY; BONE LESION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIFOCAL ENDOSTEAL THICKENING; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PERIOSTEUM; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE DENSITY; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; COMORBIDITY; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84871328687     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2587-y     Document Type: Article

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