Increased rate of reoperation in atypical femoral fractures is related to patient characteristics and not fracture type. A nationwide cohort study.

Hans Peter Bögl Karl Michaëlsson Georg Zdolsek Jonas Höijer Jörg Schilcher

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2020)

Our findings suggest that the increased risk of reoperation after an atypical femur fracture is largely explained by patient characteristics and not fracture type.

Keyphrases

case report
hip fracture
body composition