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Method and Instrumented Fixture for Femoral Fracture Testing in a Sideways Fall-on-the-Hip Position
Published on: August 17, 2017
Hip fractures following denosumab discontinuation: three clinical cases reports
Manuel Sosa Henríquez1,2, María Jesús Gómez de Tejada Romero3, María Escudero-Socorro4
1Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Spain.
Abstract:
A significant loss of bone mineral density and the appearance of multiple vertebral fractures after discontinuation of denosumab treatment have been described. To date, no hip fractures have been reported. We present three cases of patients who suffered femoral fractures after denosumab suppression.
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