An Uncommon Case of Bilateral Pathologic Hip Fractures: Antiviral Drug-induced Osteomalacia in a Patient with Hepatitis B
Abstract
The long-term use of adefovir and tenofovir-antiviral medications commonly used to treat chronic hepatitis B-can be associated with proximal renal tubular dysfunction resulting in significant hypophosphatemic osteomalacia. However, there have been few reports about pathological fractures requiring surgical stabilization in cases of antiviral drug-induced hypophosphatemic osteomalacia. We present the case of a 51-year-old man who sustained...
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Title
An Uncommon Case of Bilateral Pathologic Hip Fractures: Antiviral Drug-induced Osteomalacia in a Patient with Hepatitis B
Published Date
Jan 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
30
Issue
2
Pages
109 - 109
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