Intertrochanteric fracture associated with undiagnosed ipsilateral incomplete atypical femoral shaft fracture without bisphosphonate use: Unique case report and literature review

Ioannis Papaioannou; Andreas Baikousis; Panagiotis Korovessis

doi:10.1016/j.jcot.2018.01.008

Intertrochanteric fracture associated with undiagnosed ipsilateral incomplete atypical femoral shaft fracture without bisphosphonate use: Unique case report and literature review

J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2018 Jun;9(Suppl 2):S12-S16. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2018.01.008. Epub 2018 Feb 1.

Authors

Ioannis Papaioannou¹, Andreas Baikousis¹, Panagiotis Korovessis¹

Affiliation

¹ Orthopaedic Departement of General Hospital of Patras, Greece.

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Keywords: AFFs, atypical femur fractures; AFSF, atypical femoral shaft fracture; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; CRP, C-reactive protein; DEXA, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; NF-kB, nuclear factor −kappa-B; PTH, parathyroid stimulating hormone; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; WBC, white blood cells.

Publication types

Case Reports