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Bisphosphonate-related atypical femoral fracture: Managing a rare but serious complication

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Silverman, Stuart, Kupperman, Eli, Bukata, Susan·2018·Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

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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?

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  • Prolonged use of these substances alters the balance between bone resorption and bone formation, favoring bone formation at first but then shifting over time to favor bone resorption.

    “The prolonged use of these substances alters the balance between bone resorption and bone formation, favoring bone formation at first but then shifting over time to favor bone resorption.”

    From Osteoporosis: Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics (2023) · cites this paper as [95]

    The ‘What Is the Underlying Pathophysiology?’ section describes bisphosphonates as antiresorptive drugs that suppress bone turnover. It says prolonged use could suppress turnover too much, not that it shifts the balance toward bone resorption. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Atypical femoral shaft fractures occur from the prolonged use of resorptive agents, including bisphosphonates, denosumab, and some SERMs.

    “Atypical femoral shaft fractures occur from the prolonged use of resorptive agents, some of which have been mentioned above (bisphosphonates, denosumab, and some SERMs) [95].”

    From Osteoporosis: Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics (2023) · cites this paper as [95]

    The “Absolute risk is low but increases with longer use” section (page unavailable) reports that atypical femoral fracture risk rises with the duration of bisphosphonate use. The “Medications” section (page unavailable) also associates denosumab with these fractures, but does not establish a prolonged-use relationship for it. The cited passages do not identify SERMs as associated drugs, and describe increased risk or association rather than fractures invariably resulting from treatment. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Silverman, S., Kupperman, E., & Bukata, S.
Affiliations
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Venue
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Published
2018-11
Volume
85
Issue
11
Pages
885-893
ISSN
  • 0891-1150 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2869
OpenAlex
W2899542159
Cited by
34
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4
FWCI
0.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Bone health and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Hip and Femur Fractures
Keywords
atypical femoral fractures, bisphosphonates, osteoporotic fracture prevention, fracture risk, bisphosphonate discontinuation, fracture treatment
MeSH terms
Aged, Diphosphonates, Female, Femoral Fractures, Humans, Male, Osteoporosis, Time Factors, Bone Density Conservation Agents, Osteoporotic Fractures

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