Bilateral atraumatic neck of femur fractures secondary to tenofovir-induced fanconi syndrome

Bilateral atraumatic neck of femur fractures secondary to tenofovir-induced fanconi syndrome

Background: Tenofovir is an effective drug in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. However, it has been associated with adverse complication of Fanconi syndrome due to proximal renal tubule dysfunction. This leads to severe hypophosphatemia and osteomalacia which predisposed patients to fragility f...

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Main Authors: Vikaesh Moorthy, Kelvin Guoping Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Reports
Subjects:
Chronic hepatitis B
Tenofovir
Fanconi syndrome
Osteomalacia
Spontaneous fractures
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773157X2200131X

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