Atypical subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femoral fractures: Second report of a task force of the American society for bone and mineral research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-23

  Shane, Elizabeth ^a   Burr, David ^a,b   Abrahamsen, Bo ^a   Adler, Robert A ^a   Brown, Thomas D ^a   Cheung, Angela M ^a   Cosman, Felicia ^a   Curtis, Jeffrey R ^a   Dell, Richard ^a   Dempster, David W ^a   Ebeling, Peter R ^a   Einhorn, Thomas A ^a   Genant, Harry K ^a   Geusens, Piet ^a   Klaushofer, Klaus ^a   Lane, Joseph M ^a   McKiernan, Fergus ^a   McKinney, Ross ^a   Ng, Alvin ^a   Nieves, Jeri ^a   O'Keefe, Regis ^a   Papapoulos, Socrates ^a   Howe, Tet Sen ^a   Van Der Meulen, Marjolein C H ^a   Weinstein, Robert S ^a   Whyte, Michael P ^a   more..

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphosphonates; Denosumab; Fractures; Stress Fracture; Suppression Of Remodeling

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ATYPICAL DIAPHYSEAL FEMORAL FRACTURE; ATYPICAL SUBTROCHANTERIC FEMORAL FRACTURE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LEG; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS FRACTURE;

BISPHOSPHONATES; DENOSUMAB; FRACTURES; STRESS FRACTURE; SUPPRESSION OF REMODELING;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DIAPHYSES; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84891034178     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: 15234681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1998     Document Type: Review

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