AB0904 Prevalence of Atypical Fractures in a Tertiary Hospital

Background

Biphosphonates are considered the first line treatment for osteoporosis. One of the side effects of the continuous treatment is the development of atypical fractures. These are generally subtrochanteric, although they can appear anywhere in the femoral diaphysis, with a low prevalence (1.1% of all the femur fractures). Their incidence grows with the time to exposure to bisphosphonates. Radiologically they show a traverse...