Surgical and Pharmacological Management of Periprosthetic Atypical Femoral Fractures: A Narrative Literature Review

Introduction An increasing number of patients is annually undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), and a significant proportion of these patients are elderly and consequently at a higher risk of complications because of age, osteoporosis, and medical comorbidities. Periprosthetic femoral fractures (...

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Main Authors: Elisa Troiano MD, Tiziano Giacché MD, Andrea Facchini MD, Nicholas Crippa Orlandi MD, Matteo Cacioppo MD, Marco Saviori MD, Vanna Bottai MD, Francesco Muratori MD, Nicola Mondanelli MD, PhD, Stefano Giannotti MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-04-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21514593221090392