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Identifying Incomplete Atypical Femoral Fractures With Single-Energy Absorptiometry: Declining Prevalence

BACKGROUND: Atypical femur fractures (AFFs) are associated with long-term bisphosphonate (BP) therapy. Early identification of AFF prior to their completion provides an opportunity to intervene, potentially reducing morbidity associated with these fractures. Single-energy X-ray absorptiometry (SE) i...

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Autores principales: McKenna, Malachi J., McKiernan, Fergus E., McGowan, Bernie, Silke, Carmel, Bennett, Kathleen, van der Kamp, Susan, Ward, Paul, Hurson, Conor, Heffernan, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5686782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29264478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2016-1118