Atypical femoral fractures, bisphosphonates, and adult hypophosphatasia.
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Abstract
Lateral subtrochanteric femoral pseudofractures occurring in adults with osteomalacia from hypophosphatasia and X-linked hypophosphatemia support the hypothesis that atypical femoral fractures in osteoporosis treated with bisphosphonates also result from low bone turnover.
Medical subject headings
- Diphosphonates
- Familial Hypophosphatemic Rickets
- Femoral Fractures
- Genetic Diseases, X-Linked