ArticleBioMed research international2017
Atypical Femoral Shaft Fractures in Female Bisphosphonate Users Were Associated with an Increased Anterolateral Femoral Bow and a Thicker Lateral Cortex: A Case-Control Study.
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- Association between femoral localized cortical thickening ("beaking" or "flaring") and bisphosphonate duration in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2026Article
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Cohesive Extended Finite Element Modeling of Atypical Femoral Fracture.Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2026Article
- Long-term bisphosphonate use and femoral morphological changes in osteoporosis patients: a retrospective cohort study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Differences in femur geometry and bone markers in atypical femur fractures and the general population.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Health-related quality of life outcomes after surgical treatment of atypical femur fractures: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.JBMR plus · 2021Article
- Protective Effect of Ciclopirox against Ovariectomy-Induced Bone Loss in Mice by Suppressing Osteoclast Formation and Function.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Incidence of Atypical Femoral Fracture and Its Mortality in a Single Center in Singapore.JBMR plus · 2021Article
- Evaluation and management of atypical femoral fractures: an update of current knowledge.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Review
- The Role of Lower-Limb Geometry in the Pathophysiology of Atypical Femoral Fracture.Current osteoporosis reports · 2019Review
- A proposal for an atypical femur fracture treatment and prevention clinical practice guideline.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2018Review
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Abstract
The purpose of our study was to investigate the radiographic characteristics of atypical femoral shaft fractures (AFSFs) in females with a particular focus on femoral bow and cortical thickness. We performed a fracture location-, age-, gender-, and ethnicity-matched case-control study. Forty-two AFSFs in 29 patients and 22 typical osteoporotic femoral shaft fractures in 22 patients were enrolled in AFSF group and control group, respectively. With comparing demographics between two groups, radiographically measured femoral bow and cortical thicknesses of AFSF group were compared with control group. All AFSF patients were females with a mean age of 74.4 years (range, 58-85 years). All had a history of bisphosphonate (BP) use with a mean duration of 7.3 years (range 1-17 years). Femoral bow of AFSF group was significantly higher than control group on both anteroposterior (AP) and lateral radiographs after age correction. Mean femoral bow on an AP radiograph was 12.39° ± 5.38° in AFSF group and 3.97 ± 3.62° in control group (
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