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European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

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01-11-2013 | Up-to date Review and Case Report

Atypical bilateral femoral shaft fracture in patient treated with bisphosphonates

Authors: Raúl Parrón Cambero, Antonio Rey López, Félix Tomé-Bermejo, Roberto Cibantos Martínez

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Special Issue 2/2013

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We report a patient with previous history of long-term bisphosphonate intake who suffered the fracture of both femurs consecutively. The radiological characteristics of both fractures allowed to catalog a posteriori of atypical fractures associated with the prolonged treatment with bisphosphonates. Atypical fractures represent an entity of recent definition that in the last years have attracted considerable attention due to the publication of an increasing number of cases. The aim of this paper is to emphasize the importance of its clinical suspicion before they appear and the characteristics of this type of fractures to provide the most appropriate clinical and surgical treatment.

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Title: Atypical bilateral femoral shaft fracture in patient treated with bisphosphonates
Authors: Raúl Parrón Cambero
Antonio Rey López
Félix Tomé-Bermejo
Roberto Cibantos Martínez
Publication date: 01-11-2013
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue Special Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-012-1086-9

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