To withhold or to implement bisphosphonate after cementless hip arthroplasty: a dilemma in elderly hip fracture patients

Abstract Background Prior studies reported ambivalent effects of bisphosphonates on the fixation of cementless stem in hip arthroplasty patients. To set up the postoperative guide of bisphosphonate use after cementless hip arthroplasty, we investigated whether zoledronate has beneficial or negative...

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Published in:	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Main Authors:	Young-Kyun Lee, Tae-Young Kim, Yong-Chan Ha, Kyung-Hoi Koo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-02-01
Subjects:	Bisphosphonate Cementless hip arthroplasty Subsidence Stem migration Femur neck fracture
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1104-2