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Accumulation of microdamage at complete and incomplete fracture sites in a patient with bilateral atypical femoral fractures on glucocorticoid and bisphosphonate therapy

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The authors thank Mika Higashihara and Yoshiko Fukuda for preparation of the histologic specimens.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-Gun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan

    Ken Iwata, Tasuku Mashiba & Tetsuji Yamamoto

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital, 2-12-12 Sumiyoshi, Nakaku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, 430-0906, Japan

    Satoshi Mori

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Iwata, K., Mashiba, T., Mori, S. et al. Accumulation of microdamage at complete and incomplete fracture sites in a patient with bilateral atypical femoral fractures on glucocorticoid and bisphosphonate therapy. J Bone Miner Metab 37, 206–211 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00774-018-0940-1

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