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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-03-01
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Series: | Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458514522058 |