Nonoperative versus Prophylactic Treatment of Bisphosphonate-associated Femoral Stress Fractures |
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| Authors: | Michael B Banffy Mark S Vrahas John E Ready John A Abraham |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA;(2) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street WHT 535, Boston, MA 02114, USA |
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| Abstract: | Background Several studies have identified a specific fracture in the proximal diaphysis of the femur in patients treated with bisphosphonates.
The fractures typically are sustained after a low-energy mechanism with the presence of an existing characteristic stress
fracture. However, it is unclear whether these patients are best treated nonoperatively or operatively. |
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