Multiple pelvic insufficiency fractures in rheumatoid patients with mutilating changes

Multiple insufficiency fractures occurred in two patients with mutilating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), leading to substantial disabilities. Both patients received long-term oral glucocorticoid therapy and underwent multiple lower-extremity surgeries such as total hip arthroplasty (THA) or Total knee a...

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Main Authors: Shigeo Fukunishi, Tomokazu Fukui, Shoji Nishio, Fumiaki Imamura, Shinichi Yoshiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2009-11-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/1044