Incidence and medical management of bisphosphonate-associated atypical femoral fractures in a major trauma centre: a retrospective observational study

BACKGROUND: Atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) are rare events associated with increased duration of bisphosphonate exposure. Recommended management of AFFs include cessation of bisphosphonates and imaging of the contralateral femur. The aims of this study were to identify the local incidence of AFFs...

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Autores principales: Eisenstein, Neil, Kasavkar, Ganesh, Bhavsar, Dhruva, Khan, Faisal Shehzaad, Paskins, Zoe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5259836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28114975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1392-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5259836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28114975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1392-9

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