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Guilherme Guadagnini Falotico1, Jose Fernando Flores Cunza1, Gabriel Ferraz Ferreira1, Victor Otávio Oliveira1, Daniel Oksman1, Gustavo Gonçalves Arliani1.
Abstract
Objective The present study aims to describe outcomes from a series of surgically treated patients with atypical femoral fracture due to bisphosphonates use, in addition to correlate the time of previous medication use with fracture consolidation time, and to compare the consolidation time of complete and incomplete fractures. Methods This is an observational, retrospective study with 66 patients diagnosed with atypical femur fractures associated with chronic bisphosphonates use. The patients underwent orthopedic surgical treatment at a referral hospital from January 2018 to March 2020. Results All patients were females, with two bilateral cases. Fracture consolidation occurred in all cases, with an average time of 2.3 months and a follow-up time of 5.8 months. The average time of bisphosphonates use was 7.8 years. There was no correlation between the time of previous bisphosphonates use and the time for fracture consolidation. Consolidation time differed in complete and incomplete fractures. Conclusion Surgical treatment with a long cephalomedullary nail resulted in consolidation in all patients. The consolidation time was longer in complete fractures when compared with incomplete lesions, and there was no correlation between the time of previous bisphosphonates use and the consolidation time . Level of evidence Level IV, case series. Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commecial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ).Entities:
Keywords: bisphosphonate; femoral fractures; osteoporosis
Year: 2021 PMID: 36226208 PMCID: PMC9550375 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1726066
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) ISSN: 0102-3616
Fig. 1( A ) Preoperative radiographic image of an atypical bilateral fracture. ( B ) Radiographic image 7 months after surgery.
Fig. 2Consolidation time (in months) in complete or incomplete fractures.
Fig. 1( A ) Imagem radiográfica pré-operatória de fratura atípica bilateral. ( B ) Imagem radiográfica com 7 meses de pós-operatório.
Fig. 2Distribuição do tempo de consolidação das fraturas em meses relacionado ao tipo de traço completo ou incompleto.