Bisphosphonate-Associated Atypical Femur Fracture
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Bisphosphonate-associated atypical subtrochanteric femur fracture.
Bisphosphonates help prevent progressive bone mineralization loss and subsequent osteoporotic fractures. However, long-term bisphosphonate therapy paradoxically increases the risk of a unique injury called an atypical subtrochanteric femur fracture. Despite this, the benefits of bisphosphonates outweigh the risks, because far more pathologic fractures are prevented than induced. The early ident...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1445-937X
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2014.tb00014.x