Pseudoarthrosis in atypical femoral fracture: Case report

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2893-2895

  Giannotti, S ^a   Bottai, V ^a   Dell'Osso, G ^a   De Paola, G ^a   Ghilardi, M ^a   Guido, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical femoral fracture; Biphosphonates; Pseudoarthrosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; STRONTIUM RANELATE; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL FEMORAL FRACTURE; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; STENOSIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGED; ALENDRONATE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REOPERATION;

EID: 84890552364     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-013-2397-3     Document Type: Article

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