atypical fractures of the femur: evaluation and treatment by travis blood, r.j. feller, eric cohen,...
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Atypical Fractures of the Femur: Evaluation and Treatment
by Travis Blood, R.J. Feller, Eric Cohen, Christopher T. Born, and Roman Hayda
JBJS ReviewsVolume 3(3):e1March 3, 2015
©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Anteroposterior radiograph showing an atypical femoral fracture of the left hip in an eighty-year-old woman following long-term therapy with alendronate.
Travis Blood et al. JBJS Reviews 2015;3:e1
©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Task Force recommendations for the treatment of complete atypical femoral fractures9,10.
Travis Blood et al. JBJS Reviews 2015;3:e1
©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Recommended approach for the evaluation of the contralateral femur in patients with an atypical femoral fracture.
Travis Blood et al. JBJS Reviews 2015;3:e1
©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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