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 ...

The hip fractures were classified into femoral neck, intertrochanteric femur, subtrochanteric femur and other unclassified sites (i.e., lesser trochanter, greater trochanter, femoral head). Clinical ...

The University of Southern California has been approved for $10.8 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered ...

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 ...

For early postmenopausal women, zoledronate administered at baseline and 5 years is effective for preventing morphometric ...

8 Other secondary end points included changes in bone mineral density at the proximal femur and lumbar spine and changes in markers of bone turnover. Participants reported fractures, adverse ...

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone resorbs faster than it is formed, gradually weakening its structure over time and ...