Early bilateral simultaneous atypical femur fracture after 18 months of Risedronate therapy: Case report and literature review
Background: Atypical femur fractures (AFFs) are stress or insufficiency fractures often associated to long term use of bisphosphonates (BPs). AFFs are usually not comminuted, sometimes bilateral involving the subtrochanteric region or the diaphysis. Prodromal symptoms may have been present for weeks...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773157X2300070X |