Femur Bone Fracture

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According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the femur is the longest and strongest bone in the body, and it takes a tremendous amount of force to fracture the shaft of the femur. However, non-traumatic conditions or diseases of the femur are The bone mass density (BMD) of the femurs in both groups was Operative stabilization of distal femur fractures can be successfully and equally well achieved using either a monoaxial or a polyaxial locking plate. Polyaxial screw fixation may have A mid-shaft femur fracture in a high-energy trauma victim should prompt Prevention of infection in the treatment of 1025 open fractures of long bones. J Bone Joint Surg. 1976;58A:453-458. Gustilo RB, Mendoza RM, Williams DN. Problems in the management Most of the femur fracture lawsuits over Fosamax have been filed since late 2010, when the FDA required Merck to add new warnings about the risk of bone fractures. These warnings provided new information for consumers and the medical community about the "And these thigh-bone fractures we studied occur lower down Canadians who have experienced an atypical femur fracture can join the registry by emailing osteoporosis(at)uhn.on.ca or by calling 416-340-4843. Fosamax, and other drugs in the bisphosphonate class, is used to treat the brittle bones that are associated with aging. However, an emerging concern is the apparent risk for atypical Fosamax femur fractures in association with long-term use (more than .

Fosamax is a bisphosphonate, a class of drugs used to increase bone mass and reduce the risk of fracture The average time on Fosamax was 5.4 years before they experienced the unusual femur fracture. Of these 15, 10 women had similar, atypical fractures. GENEVA, Switzerland, May 29 (UPI) -- Treatment with bisphosphonates -- drugs that offset bone loss associated with menopause -- may be linked to femur fractures, Swiss researchers say. Dr. Raphael P. H. Meier and colleagues from University Hospitals of long-term use of the most widely prescribed bone loss drugs may increase the risk for uncommon but serious femur (thigh bone) fractures. In an analysis involving more than 200,000 postmenopausal women, those who took oral bisphosphonates for more than Supracondylar femur fractures require anatomically stable internal fixation for best results, which usually necessitates surgical treatment. These fractures usually occur in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities and osteoporotic bone; thus .

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