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- Title
Bisphosphonate Use and the Risk of Subtrochanteric or Femoral Shaft Fractures in Older Women.
- Authors
Park-Wyllie, Laura Y.; Mamdani, Muhammad M.; Juurlink, David N.; Hawker, Gillian A.; Gunraj, Nadia; Austin, Peter C.; Whelan, Daniel B.; Weiler, Peter J.; Laupacis, Andreas
- Abstract
The article focuses on a population-based, nested case-control study which determined whether prolonged bisphosphonate therapy is associated with an increased risk of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft fracture among women aged 68-years or older in Ontario. The researchers were able to identify 716 women who sustained a subtrochanteric or femoral shaft fracture following initiation of bisphosphonate therapy and 9723 women who sustained typical osteoporotic fracture of the intertrochanteric region or femoral neck. Results indicated high risk of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft fracture among women who are receiving the treatment for more than 5 years.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; DIPHOSPHONATES; PHOSPHONATES; FEMUR injuries; RISK factors of fractures; OLDER women; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2011, Vol 305, Issue 8, p783
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2011.190