title: Atypical subtrochanteric femoral fracture.
abstract: The patient was a 72-year-old woman who presented to an emergency department with a chief complaint of severe right thigh pain following a fall. Prior to the fall, the patient reported an 8-month history of worsening right thigh pain. The patient had a 4-year history of alendronate and calcium use to manage her osteoporosis. Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) hip images taken 1 month prior to the patient's fracture demonstrated lateral cortical thickening in the subtrochanteric region of the femur. In retrospect, this finding was concerning for impending complete fracture. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2012;42(1):44. doi:10.2519/jospt.2012.0402.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea University, College of Medicine, Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Si Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soon Hyuck
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung Beom
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D016138:Walking / Q000293:injuries*
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates