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Prolonged Unilateral Disuse Osteopenia 14 Years Post External Fixator Removal: A Case History and Critical Review

Disuse osteopenia is a complication of immobilisation, with reversal generally noted upon remobilisation. This case report focuses on a patient who was seen 18 years following a road traffic collision when multiple fractures were sustained. The patient had an external fixator fitted for a tibia and...

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Autores principales: Knapp, Karen M., Rowlands, Ann V., Welsman, Joanne R., MacLeod, Kenneth M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2858376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20445732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/629020