Mortality risk did not differ significantly after AFF vs after hip or ST/FS fractures among men receiving bisphosphonates for fracture prevention.

A 26-year-old man who was in a motorcycle crash arrived at the ED with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3T. Following stabilization in the trauma bay, trauma scans were obtained. Steven D. Jones Jr.

AMERICAN orthopedic surgeons have been skeptical about the use of medullary nailing of long-bone fractures. This, I think, is fortunate, as the slow acceptance of this technic has allowed us to avoid ...

No increase in subtrochanteric or diaphyseal femur fractures was seen with denosumab use compared with bisphosphonates in 4 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inserting an intramedullary rod is a vital and effective management approach to treating femoral shaft fractures ...

Since 2007, there have been several reports suggesting a potential association between the use of bisphosphonates and the occurrence of subtrochanteric or so-called atypical femoral fracture. 1–4 ...

A major UK-based study has found that denosumab, a widely used osteoporosis medication, does not raise the risk of atypical femur fractures compared with bisphosphonates over four years. The result ...

A 19-year-old man was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle, and thrown 5 feet. When paramedics arrived on the scene within 10 minutes of the accident, the patient was alert and oriented to time ...

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This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Femur fracture' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

Q: Femoral Stress Fractures: I was diagnosed with two femoral stress fractures about 6 weeks ago. They are result of marathon training and are in the interotrochanteric area. Initially the doc told me ...