Unexpected iatrogenic fracture of the femoral neck during subtrochanteric fracture fixation in a patient on bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis: Case report
Osteoporotic patients being treated with bisphosphonates present an interesting dilemma when removing hardware such as dynamic hip screws “DHS”. In this paper, we describe the case of a 66-year-old osteoporotic patient who was placed on long term bisphosphonate therapy after sustaining an intertroch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Trauma Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644020300145 |