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ArticleBMJ case reports2014

Pathological pelvic fracture following long-term bisphosphonate use in a 63-year-old woman.

H I Watson, G P Hopper, S Gupta, J L Roberts

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

H I WatsonNHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK.
G P HopperNHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK.
S GuptaNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.
J L RobertsNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 63-year-old woman presented with a low energy pelvic fracture, which showed no signs of healing. Initial fractures were to the right hemipelvis, later followed by a right fractured neck of femur. We present a complicated patient journey, management dilemmas and highlight the growing concern with long-term bisphosphonate treatment.

Indexed as

Accidental FallsAlendronateBone Density Conservation AgentsDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFracture Fixation, InternalFracture HealingFractures, BoneHumansMiddle AgedPelvic BonesRadiographyAlendronateBone Density Conservation Agents

Identifiers

PMID25312895
PMCPMC4195048

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