Atypical femoral fracture in a beta-thalassemia major patient with previous bisphosphonate use: case report and a review of the literature

There are numerous studies presenting the beneficial effect of bisphosphonates (BPs) on bone disease of patients suffering from beta-thalassemia major (TM). Although BPs have been widely used, adverse events have been described including atypical femoral fractures (AFF). In the present case, a male...

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Autores principales: Lampropoulou-Adamidou, K., Tournis, S., Triantafyllopoulos, I.K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions 2016
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Case Report Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5089458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26944826

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