Anabolics

May 31, 2017 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on Anabolics

Fig. 3.1 PTH causes accrual of new bone by mainly remodeling-based “overfilling” of resorption pits (lower panel), but a certain degree of modeling-based accrual of bone on surfaces without preceding…

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Management of Atypical Femoral Fractures

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Fig. 11.1 Atypical femur fracture treated with intramedullary nail showing sclerotic margins consistent with nonunion Complete fractures are treated most commonly with intramedullary devices; more proximal fractures that are difficult…

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Antiresorptives

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Fig. 2.1 Structures of major bisphosphonates used clinically Bisphosphonates have been used since the 1970s across the whole spectrum of bone resorption disorders , including Paget’s disease and cancer-related bone…

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