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- Title
Simultaneous, bilateral, complete atypical femoral fractures after long-term alendronate use.
- Authors
Higgins, Mark; Morgan-John, Sam; Badhe, Sachin
- Abstract
Over the past decade there have been increasing reports of atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) associated with bisphosphonate use. Reported cases of bilateral involvement usually refer to sequential injuries, or a complete fracture with an incomplete injury to the contralateral limb. In this case report we describe simultaneous, bilateral, complete atypical femoral fractures following a simple fall. A history of prodromal pain, previous radiological evidence of cortical thickening and long term alendronate therapy for osteoporosis secondary to corticosteroid treatment paint a classical picture of the presentation of an atypical fracture pattern of which orthopaedic surgeons should be aware.
- Publication
Journal of Orthopaedics, 2016, Vol 13, Issue 4, p401
- ISSN
2589-9082
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.jor.2016.07.007