This review paper is an attempt to take up all the research work of the various researchers
during the last decades in the field of finite element analysis of the human femur bone using …

Bisphosphonates are a class of drugs which have shown good efficacy in the treatment of
post‐menopausal osteoporosis, as well as a good safety profile. However, side‐effects such …

Background We have investigated mid-shaft stress fractures of the bowed femoral shaft
(SBFs), well before the first report of an association between suppression of bone turnover …

Background: In Sweden, approximately 1 in 4 women who are≥ 50 years of age will sustain
a hip fracture. Patients treated for a femoral shaft fracture are likely to have an even higher …

Patients on bone‐modifying agents (BMAs) for bone metastases are at risk of atypical
femoral fractures (AFFs), which can lead to a sudden deterioration in performance status. In …

This study deals with differences of femoral geometric focus on the bowing and width.
Analysis using three-dimensional skeletonization showed increase of femoral bowing and …

An 83 year-old Japanese woman complained of left lateral thigh pain following a low-energy
fall 4 months prior to admission. She had been treated for osteoporosis with Risedronate …

We aimed to compare the extent of bone turnover suppression between patients with
atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) and osteoporotic hip fractures (typical femur fractures …

Intramedullary nailing (IMN) is a popular treatment for elderly patients with femoral shaft
fractures. Recently, prophylactic neck fixation has been increasingly used to prevent …

Aims The incidence of atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) continues to increase. However,
there are currently few long-term studies on the complications of AFFs and factors affecting …