Osteomalacia and femoral neck fractures in the elderly patient

TJ Wilton; DJ Hosking; E Pawley; A Stevens; L Harvey

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.69B3.3584190

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Osteomalacia and femoral neck fractures in the elderly patient

TJ Wilton
DJ Hosking
E Pawley
A Stevens
L Harvey

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Osteomalacia and femoral neck fractures in the elderly patient

Wilton T, Hosking D, Pawley E, Stevens A, Harvey L. Osteomalacia and femoral neck fractures in the elderly patient. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1987;69-B(3):388-390. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.69B3.3584190

Wilton, TJ, et al. “Osteomalacia and femoral neck fractures in the elderly patient.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, vol. 69-B, no. 3, 1987, pp. 388-390., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.69B3.3584190

Wilton, T., Hosking, D., Pawley, E., Stevens, A., & Harvey, L. (1987). Osteomalacia and femoral neck fractures in the elderly patient. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 69-B(3), 388-390. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.69B3.3584190

Wilton, T., Hosking, D., Pawley, E., Stevens, A. and Harvey, L. (1987) “Osteomalacia and femoral neck fractures in the elderly patient.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 69-B(3), pp. 388-390. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.69B3.3584190

Wilton, TJ, DJ Hosking, E Pawley, A Stevens, and L Harvey. “Osteomalacia and femoral neck fractures in the elderly patient.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume 69-B, no. 3 (1987): 388-390. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.69B3.3584190

Wilton T, Hosking D, Pawley E, Stevens A, Harvey L. Osteomalacia and femoral neck fractures in the elderly patient. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1987 May 1;69-B(3):388-390. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.69B3.3584190

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In a series of over 1000 elderly patients with femoral neck fracture, who were routinely screened by iliac crest bone biopsy, a 2% prevalence of osteomalacia was found. This low figure suggests that osteomalacia is not a significant predisposing factor in the development of these fractures and that routine screening is not cost-effective.

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