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The effect of parathyroidectomy on bone fracture risk in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.

Lindi H LH VanderWalde, In-Lu Amy IL Liu, Theodore X TX O'Connell, and Philip I PI Haigh

Arch Surg 141(9):885-9; discussion 889-91 (2006) PMID 16983032

Parathyroidectomy may increase bone density in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), but it is unclear whether fracture risk is decreased.

DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.141.9.885
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