Osteoporotic Hip Fracture as a Delayed Complication of Bariatric Surgery

We describe a case in which a woman with a history of gastric bypass surgery and malabsorption syndrome sustained an intertrochanteric fracture after a fall from standing. The patient underwent surgical fixation two weeks after the injury. The radiologic appearance and pathophysiology of this event...

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Autores principales: Brown, Shanaree M., Chew, Felix S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27298697
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v1i4.39
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Sumario:We describe a case in which a woman with a history of gastric bypass surgery and malabsorption syndrome sustained an intertrochanteric fracture after a fall from standing. The patient underwent surgical fixation two weeks after the injury. The radiologic appearance and pathophysiology of this event are discussed.

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