%0 Journal Article %A Stuart Silverman %A Eli Kupperman %A Susan Bukata %T Bisphosphonate-related atypical femoral fracture: Managing a rare but serious complication %D 2018 %R 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17119 %J Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine %P 885-893 %V 85 %N 11 %X Atypical femoral fracture is a rare but serious complication of long-term bisphosphonate therapy. Although the benefit of preventing osteoporotic fractures greatly outweighs the risk of atypical fracture in bisphosphonate users, concern about atypical fracture risk has led to a decrease in bisphosphonate use. What are the risks, and how do we treat atypical femoral fracture? %U https://www.ccjm.org/content/ccjom/85/11/885.full.pdf