Several uncontrolled case series have described atypical subtrochanteric or femoral shaft fractures after long-term bisphosphonate therapy; the presumed mechanism is oversuppression of bone ...

Cases of atypical femoral diaphyseal and subtrochanteric fracture were reported recently in patients on long-term alendronate, and oversuppression of bone turnover was postulated to be the cause. We ...

Bisphosphonate use has been identified as a contributory factor in atypical subtrochanteric fracture of the femur. These fractures are commonly treated with an intramedullary device. We present a case ...

immediately below the femoral neck – called an intertrochanteric fracture the upper femoral shaft below the femoral neck – called a subtrochanteric fracture (least common) Hip fractures frequently ...

A previously healthy 39 year-old female fell while rollerblading and sustained a left-sided subtrochanteric femur fracture. She was taken to a local hospital and treated with a femoral intramedullary ...

In addition, the continued use of bisphosphonates after 5 years is associated with an increased risk of otherwise rare subtrochanteric femoral fractures, osteonecrosis of the jaw, and esophageal ...

These fractures occur in the region of the femur (thigh bone ... analyzed data from over 17,000 patients with trochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures, comparing the outcomes of two common ...

Surgeons should aim to prevent intraoperative femur fractures by identifying high-risk patients and surgical risk factors. Sound change during broaching is key to know when to stop. KOLOA ...

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Introduction The incidence of proximal femoral fractures increases yearly as the ... Fracture types consisted of neck fracture in 50 patients, trochanteric fracture in 36 patients, and subtrochanteric ...