Using DEXA to diagnose impending atypical femoral fracture in an asymptomatic patient on long term bisphosphonates: A case report of a missed opportunity for fracture prevention.

Autor: Ariff, Ashraf Amin, Konstantinou, Panagiotis, Cuss, Michael, Nelson, Charmaine Riley, Hamed, Ahmed, Nikolaides, Anastasios P.
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Zdroj: Clinical Case Reports; Nov2024, Vol. 12 Issue 11, p1-8, 8p
Abstrakt: Key Clinical Message: We report a patient who sustained an AFF (Atypical femoral fractures) after 15 years of bisphosphonate treatment. DEXA scans can be utilized to identify early evidence of AFF in asymptomatic patients up to 9 years before the development of an AFF. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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