PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Silverman, Stuart
AU  - Kupperman, Eli
AU  - Bukata, Susan
TI  - Bisphosphonate-related atypical femoral fracture: Managing a rare but serious complication
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17119
DP  - 2018 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 885--893
VI  - 85
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/11/885.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/11/885.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2018 Nov 01; 85
AB  - 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?