title: Low-energy spontaneous femoral fractures in patients with long-term bisphosphonate therapy.
abstract: Long-term bisphosphonate therapy has been associated with low-energy subtrochanteric and femoral diaphyseal fractures in recent reports. We report three cases of a characteristic pathologic fracture of the subtrochanteric part of femoral, one of them bilateral.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic and Trauma Service, Hospital Virgen de la Nieves, Granada, Spain. antoniozarzap@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A Zarza
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic and Trauma Service, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martín Alguacil
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic and Trauma Service, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Campos Melenchón
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital San Agustín, University of Jaén, Linares, Jaén, Spain.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Delgado Martínez
keywords: Bisphosphonates; Femoral fractures; Osteoporosis; Subtrochanteric fractures