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Atypical femoral fractures [PDF]
CLINICAL CASES IN MINERAL AND BONE METABOLISM, 2013 Bisphosphonates (BPs) represent the most widely used therapy for osteoporosis. Recently, a relationship between long-term treatment with BPs and a subset of atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) from below the lesser trochanter to the sovracondilar line has been described.
GIANNINI, SANDRO +6 more
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A Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture with Characteristics of Atypical Femoral Fracture [PDF]
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2019 Although the definition of atypical femoral fracture (AFF) excludes periprosthetic femoral fracture (PFF), the number of reports about PFF with characteristics of AFF is increasing. We present the case of such a fracture in this report. An 87-year-old woman who underwent bipolar hip arthroplasty for a femoral neck fracture 38 months prior reported left
Shuya Tanaka +8 more
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Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2016 History of present illness: A 74-year-old male presented to the emergency department with left hip pain after falling off his bicycle. Pain is 3/10 in severity and exacerbated by movement. Patient denied head trauma. Exam showed left hip tenderness, 3/5 left lower extremity strength secondary to pain, and 5/5 right lower extremity strength.
Lee, Jonathan, Toohey, Shannon
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Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020 The study included 14 cases of femur fracture in which two different techniques namely intramedullary interlocking nailing (IILN) (group-I; 9 cases) and end threaded pinning (ETP) (group-II; 5 cases) were used for fixation of the fracture.
HARISH KUMAR +4 more
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Subtrochanteric fracture after femoral neck system of femoral neck fractures: a report of four cases
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 Background The femoral neck system (FNS) is commonly used for internal fixation of femoral neck fractures and has shown promising results. However, we have observed cases of peri-implant subtrochanteric femur fractures associated with the use of FNS at ...
John C. Fisher +3 more
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Atypical femoral fracture [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2017 Long-term use of bisphosphonate is defined as greater than three years for the treatment of osteoporosis.[1][1] This type of fracture accounts for 1.1% of all femoral fractures, with an age-adjusted incidence rate of 1.8 to 113 cases per 100 000 person-years for bisphosphonate exposure of less ...
Stephanie M. Kaiser, Aliya Khan
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Femoral neck fracture after femoral head necrosis: a case report and review of the literature
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 Introduction Pathological fractures of the femoral neck caused by necrosis of the femoral head are extremely rare. Here, we report a rare case of bilateral femoral head osteonecrosis extending to the femoral neck, with bilateral pathological fractures of
Wenjie Xia +4 more
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Hip Geometry and Proximal Femoral Fractures among Elderly Filipino Women: A Single Centre Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2022 INTRODUCTION: Few controlled studies explore proximal femoral geometry and association with femoral neck (FN) or intertrochanteric (IT) fractures, especially among the elderly Filipino population.
Barrido CI, Bengzon JAM
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Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2012 Femoral head fractures may present in various patterns with or without associated fractures around the hip. As a result, the treating orthopaedic surgeon must understand not only the fracture pattern, but also patient-related fractures and the relevant operative exposures and reconstructive options to achieve the best functional outcome while ...
Michael J. Gardner, James R. Ross
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Patient Safety in Surgery, 2022 Background The notion that all acute hip fractures are a surgical entity requiring either surgical fracture fixation or hip replacement represents a historic dogma, particularly within the orthopaedic community of the United States.
Juan Manuel Vinas-Rios +3 more
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