Atraumatic segmental atypical femur fracture secondary to bisphosphonate use: A case report
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Atraumatic bilateral femur fracture in long-term bisphosphonate use.
Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis are commonly treated with the bisphosphonate class of medications, one of the most frequently prescribed medications in the United States. In the past 4 years, reports have been published implying that long-term bisphosphonate therapy could be linked to atraumatic femoral diaphyseal fractures. This article presents a case of a 67-year-old woman who present...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0976-5662
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2017.03.005