Propagation of Bisphosphonate-Related Femoral Stress Fractures Despite Femoral Nailing

We report 2 cases of atypical femoral fracture displacement despite treatment with intramedullary (IM) nailing. Both patients had received more than 3 years of bisphosphonates. One patient had prophylactic fixation of an atypical femur fracture due to intractable pain. The other had undergone nailin...

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Main Authors: Christian Fang FRCSEd, Jackie Yee-Man Chau LMCHK, Siu-Bon Woo FRCSEd, Tak-Wing Lau FRCSEd, Kenny Kwan FRCSEd, Frankie Leung FRCSEd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-03-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458514522058