Atrophic femoral nonunion successfully treated with teriparatide

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2013, Pages

  Giannotti, S ^a   Bottai, V ^a   Dell'Osso, G ^a   De Paola, G ^a   Pini, E ^a   Guido, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone induction; Delay in consolidation; Nonunion; Teriparatide

Indexed keywords

PARATHYROID HORMONE[1-34]; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEG PAIN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY ELDERLY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURES; TERIPARATIDE;

EID: 84902381534     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-012-1143-4     Document Type: Article

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