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Bilateral atypical femoral fracture and end-stage arthritis of the hip, treated with total hip arthroplasty

The prolonged use of bisphosphonates has been associated with an increased rate of atypical femoral fracture. A 77-year-old woman with prolonged bisphosphonate use presented to our office with groin pain and end-stage arthritis, She was scheduled for a total hip replacement. Before the surgery and w...

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Autores principales: Sandilands, Scott M., Villa, Jesus M., Lavernia, Carlos J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5247513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2016.02.004