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SUBMITTER: Sandilands SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5247513 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sandilands Scott M SM Villa Jesus M JM Lavernia Carlos J CJ
Arthroplasty today 20160407 4
The prolonged use of bisphosphonates has been associated with an increased rate of atypical femoral fracture. A 77-year-old woman with prolonged bisphosphonate use presented to our office with groin pain and end-stage arthritis, She was scheduled for a total hip replacement. Before the surgery and with minimal trauma, the patient then suffered a displaced atypical femoral fracture. She underwent a total hip replacement as a treatment for her fracture and her arthritis. Subsequently, the patient ...[more]