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The effect of osteoporosis treatments on fatigue properties of cortical bone tissue()

Bisphosphonates are commonly prescribed for treatment of osteoporosis. Long-term use of bisphosphonates has been correlated to atypical femoral fractures (AFFs). AFFs arise from fatigue damage to bone tissue that cannot be repaired due to pharmacologic treatments. Despite fatigue being the primary d...

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Autores principales: Brock, Garry R., Chen, Julia T., Ingraffea, Anthony R., MacLeay, Jennifer, Pluhar, G. Elizabeth, Boskey, Adele L., van der Meulen, Marjolein C.H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4306187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25642445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2014.10.004