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: Ashraf Amin Ariff, Panagiotis Konstantinou, Michael Cuss, Charmaine Riley Nelson, Ahmed Hamed, Anastasios P. Nikolaides
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Clinical Case Reports, Vol 12, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.9524
Popis: 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.
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