Dichotomous location of 160 atypical femoral fractures

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 561-564

  Koeppen, Veronika A ^a   Schilcher, Jörg ^a   Aspenberg, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LESSER TROCHANTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, STRESS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84890093641     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2013.866193     Document Type: Article

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