Effective treatment of a steroid-induced femoral neck fracture nonunion with a once-weekly administration of teriparatide in a rheumatoid patient: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Nonunion of femoral neck fractures frequently occurs in elderly patients. In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, reoperation rates after internal fixation of a displaced femoral neck fracture increase by up to 60 %. Revision surgery with arthroplasty is often preferred for nonunion of...

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Autor principal: Mitani, Yuichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3889682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23539323
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-013-0131-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3889682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23539323
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-013-0131-6

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