Alendronate-Associated Femoral Insufficiency Fractures and Femoral Stress Reactions

Purpose. To report characteristics and outcomes of 8 patients who underwent intramedullary nailing for alendronate-associated femoral insufficiency fractures. Methods. Records of 7 women and one man aged 54 to 91 (mean, 72) years who underwent intramedullary nailing for spontaneous or low-energy, al...

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Main Authors: Kemble Wang, Afshin Moaveni, Adam Dowrick, Susan Liew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901101900121