Trends in the Incidence of Atypical Femoral Fractures and Bisphosphonate Therapy

Purpose. To report the trends in the incidence of typical and atypical femoral fractures (AFF) in patients aged >50 years from 2009 to 2014 and in the prescription of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis from 2001 to 2013 in Australia. Methods. 175 patients aged >50 years presenting to our hospita...

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Main Authors: Andrew Clout, Naveen Narayanasamy, Ian Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901602400110