Atypical femoral fracture due to chronic use of bisphosphonates: case report ☆
ABSTRACT The causal relationship between chronic use of bisphosphonates and occurrences of atypical femoral fractures has not yet been established. Nonetheless, it is known that their chronic use is more related to fractures with a pattern differing from that of classical osteoporotic fractures. Aty...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2015-08-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162015000400482&lng=en&tlng=en |