Identifying Atypical Femoral Fractures—A Retrospective Review

Subtrochanteric atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) have been reported in patients on osteoporosis therapy (bisphosphonates and denosumab). In 2010, and again in 2013, the ASBMR AFF Task Force developed strict diagnostic criteria for AFFs. This is the first study using these criteria to define the pre...

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Published in:	Calcified tissue international Vol. 95; no. 5; pp. 405 - 412
Main Authors:	Juby, Angela G., Crowther, Sean, Cree, Marilyn
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Springer US 01.11.2014 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Alberta - epidemiology Biochemistry Biomedical and Life Sciences Bone Density Conservation Agents - adverse effects Cell Biology Cohort Studies Diphosphonates - adverse effects Endocrinology Female Femoral Fractures - epidemiology Femoral Neck Fractures - epidemiology Fractures Hip Fractures - epidemiology Humans Legs Life Sciences Male Medical diagnosis Middle Aged Original Research Orthopedics Osteoporosis Prevalence Retrospective Studies Alberta Osteoporosis ASBMR task force diagnostic criteria Atypical femoral fracture
ISSN:	0171-967X, 1432-0827, 1432-0827
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