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Signs and symptoms of the chronic form are usually less prominent and may fluctuate in severity; they include swelling, pain, sinus formation, sequestration and, in the case of bone loss, pathologic fractures. In similar fashion, the authors recommend percussing over the vertebrae posteriorly with the patient standing and bent at the waist in order to detect pathologic fractures, without warning of the potential untoward consequences, such as loss of balance and a potential fall, resulting from a sudden unexpected jolt of excruciating pain if a fracture is encountered. Additionally, patients receiving Aredia had fewer pathologic fractures and a decreased need for radiation therapy for pain or skeletal complications. |
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