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

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 ...