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Atypical Fractures of the Femur: Evaluation and Treatment by Travis Blood, R.J. Feller, Eric Cohen, Christopher T. Born, and Roman Hayda JBJS Reviews Volume 3(3):e1 March 3, 2015 ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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Atypical Fractures of the Femur: Evaluation and Treatment

by Travis Blood, R.J. Feller, Eric Cohen, Christopher T. Born, and Roman Hayda

JBJS ReviewsVolume 3(3):e1March 3, 2015

©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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Anteroposterior radiograph showing an atypical femoral fracture of the left hip in an eighty-year-old woman following long-term therapy with alendronate.

Travis Blood et al. JBJS Reviews 2015;3:e1

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American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Task Force recommendations for the treatment of complete atypical femoral fractures9,10.

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Recommended approach for the evaluation of the contralateral femur in patients with an atypical femoral fracture.

Travis Blood et al. JBJS Reviews 2015;3:e1

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