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Anteroposterior radiographs of the left femur. (b) is a magnified view of (a). They showed some thickening of the femoral cortex and a horizontal line resembling a fracture over the outer cortical bone of the distal diaphysis.
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Plain radiographs showed some thickening of the femoral cortex and a horizontal line resembling a fracture over the outer cortical bone of the left femoral distal diaphysis (Figure 1).
Anteroposterior radiograph of the left femur treated surgically using a locking plate. Black arrow shows original horizontal line.
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The patient was treated surgically using locking plates to prevent complete fracture of the femur (Figure 2).
Anteroposterior radiographs of the left femur 3 months after surgical treatment. (b) is a magnified view of (a). The horizontal line over the outer cortical bone (black arrows) had almost disappeared.
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The horizontal line over the outer cortical bone had almost disappeared 3 months after surgery (Figure 3).
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Anteroposterior radiographs of the bilateral femurs ((a) right femur; (c) left femur). (b) and (d) are magnified views of (a) and (c), respectively. They showed thickening of the outer cortex and a horizontal line resembling a fracture.
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Plain radiographs of the bilateral femora showed thickening of the outer cortex and a horizontal line resembling a fracture (Figure 4).
Anteroposterior radiographs of the bilateral femurs treated surgically using locking plates. Black arrows show original horizontal line.
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The patient was treated surgically using locking plates, and we instructed her to stop taking alendronate and start teriparatide treatment (Figure 5).
Anteroposterior radiographs of the bilateral femurs ((a) right femur; (c) left femur) 6 months after surgical treatment. (b) and (d) are magnified views of (a) and (c), respectively. The horizontal lines over the outer cortical bone (black arrows) had almost disappeared.
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The horizontal line over the outer cortical bone had almost disappeared 6 months after surgery (Figure 6).