An Overview of the Musculoskeletal Comorbidity of Acromegaly: A Case with Non-traumatic Spontaneous Rectus Femoris Rupture

An Overview of the Musculoskeletal Comorbidity of Acromegaly: A Case with Non-traumatic Spontaneous Rectus Femoris Rupture

Acromegaly is a chronic endocrinopathy with pathologically increased levels of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 due to a pituitary adenoma that produces GH. One of the partially irreversible complications of acromegaly is arthropathy associated with severe morbidity in these pati...

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Main Authors: Nurdan Yılmaz, Pelin Gümüş Ok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2021-04-01
Series:Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi
Subjects:
acromegaly
growth hormone
muscle rupture
Online Access: http://www.turkosteoporozdergisi.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/an-overview-of-the-musculoskeletal-comorbidity-of-/47215

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