ArticleCureus2018
Bisphosphonates-induced Atypical Subtrochanteric Fracture Femur: A Case Report.
Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Does the Nonunion Rate of Atypical Femoral Fractures Differ According to Fracture Site?: A Meta-Analysis.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Fracture Occurrence following Prophylactic Nailing in a Case of Bisphosphonate-induced Atypical Femoral Fracture - A Rare Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
A 71-year-old female came to our institute with a subtrochanteric left femur fracture following a fall from her bed. It was a low-energy trauma, and the X-rays were suggestive of an atypical fracture following bisphosphonate therapy for five years. The fracture was fixed with intramedullary nailing following which she was started on partial weight-bearing walking after three weeks. The fracture went on to a nonunion; after one year, the fracture site was opened and bone grafting with bone marrow injection, along with augmented plating, was done. The fracture showed signs of union three months postoperatively. Fractures associated with bisphosphonate therapy may be associated with delayed union or nonunion and should be explained to the patient.
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