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This interesting study shows that the incidence of more rare femoral fractures such as subtrochanteric fractures was stable from 1996 to 2006, although the overall incidence of hip fracture is ...

Results showed collared fully hydroxyapatite-coated femoral components had lower rates of postoperative periprosthetic ...

Since 2007, there have been several reports suggesting a potential association between the use of bisphosphonates and the occurrence of subtrochanteric or so-called atypical femoral fracture. 1–4 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In September 2018, the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston altered its imaging protocol for acute, ...

In the human body, the femur, the thigh bone is one of the largest and strongest bones which extends from the hip joint all the way down to the knee joint. Being the strongest bone, a significantly ...

A 75-year-old woman with osteoporosis presented with a 2-year history of anterior thigh pain that was worse when standing and walking. She had taken alendronate for more than 20 years, which was ...

Epidemiologic studies and case series and reports suggest that there is a relation between the long-term use of bisphosphonates and the development of atypical femoral fractures. 1 Although the cause ...

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Physeal fractures in neonates are difficult to diagnose. They occur rarely and often are not easily detectable on radiographs. Suspicion of this injury usually arises when an infant demonstrates ...

Older women who take osteoporosis drugs known as bisphosphonates for at least five years are more likely to sustain atypical fractures of the thigh bone, compared to women who take the medications for ...