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Open AccessDiscontinuation of alendronate and administration of bone-forming agents after surgical nailing may promote union of atypical femoral fractures in patients on long-term alendronate therapy
Long-term alendronate therapy may lead to atypical femoral fractures in a very few patients. However, the management protocol to optimize fracture healing remains undetermined. The purpose of this study was to...
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Imaging strategies in intramuscular haemangiomas: an analysis of 20 cases
The purpose of this study was to review the correlation between the imaging studies and the histological findings in the diagnosis of this disease. We retrospectively reviewed 21 lesions in 20 patients (median...
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Reconstruction of the coronoid process with iliac crest bone graft in complex fracture-dislocation of elbow
A 36-year-old man sustained posterior dislocation of left elbow joint with olecranon fracture, comminuted coronoid fracture and subluxation of proximal radioulnar joint. We reconstructed the coronoid process w...
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor pollicis longus tendon with tophaceous gout infiltration
Spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon has been reported in the literature. Various mechanisms have been proposed to account for this problem, but gouty infiltration is a rare mechani...
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Posterior dislocation of a cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty following an acute bacterial infection
We report a rare complication of posterior dislocation of a cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty following an acute bacterial infection. The mechanism of dislocation proved to be septic loosening of the ...
