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ArticleCureus2023

A Rare Case of Obliterated Femoral Canal in Atypical Femoral Shaft Fracture Related to Bisphosphonate Therapy.

Riko Febrian Kunta Adjie, Mohd Yazid Bajuri, Nik Alif Nik Abdullah, Juzaily F Leong

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Riko Febrian Kunta AdjieOrthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
Mohd Yazid BajuriOrthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
Nik Alif Nik AbdullahOrthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
Juzaily F LeongOrthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bisphosphonates have been accepted as the first-line treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Atypical femoral shaft fracture is one of the side effects of long-term bisphosphonate therapy. The mainstay treatment of this atypical fracture is bisphosphonates cessation and stabilization with internal fixation. We are reporting a rare case of a blocked intramedullary femoral canal found during surgery of an 85-year-old Indian lady with an atypical femoral shaft fracture related to her five-year alendronate therapy. We found difficulty in passing the guidewire through the fracture site during the closed method, which renders open reduction to manage the obliterated intramedullary canal. The importance of changing decisions intraoperatively should be highlighted to avoid further complications. Fracture union is achieved during our follow-up in the clinic.

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atypical femur fracturebisphosphonategeriatricintramedullary nailing (imn)osteoporosis

Identifiers

PMID37859907
PMCPMC10583126
OpenAlexW4386833731

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