An atypical subtrochanteric femoral frac
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Christopher J Yates; Miriam J Bartlett; Peter R Ebeling
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Article
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2011
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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## Abstract This case describes a man with an unusual cause of an atypical subtrochanteric fracture, pycnodysostosis. This condition results from mutations involving the cathepsin K gene. New antiresorptive treatments for osteoporosis inhibit the cathepsin K enzyme in osteoclasts. Therefore, there