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Case Reports
. 2014 Feb;85(1):3-5.
doi: 10.3109/17453674.2013.854668. Epub 2013 Oct 31.

Atypical femoral fractures bilaterally in a patient receiving denosumab

Efstathios Drampalos  1 , George Skarpas, Nikos Barbounakis, Ioannis Michos
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Case Reports

Atypical femoral fractures bilaterally in a patient receiving denosumab

Efstathios Drampalos et al. Acta Orthop. 2014 Feb.

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  • Acta Orthop. 2014 Feb;85(1):2
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The patient’s left femur at the time of the first fracture. A transverse femoral shaft fracture with lateral cortical hypertrophy and medial spiking.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Both femurs at the time of the right femoral shaft fracture.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Anteroposterior radiograph of both femurs 5 months after the second operation, showing healing of the fracture with callus formation.
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