Research Article

Atypical Complete Femoral Fractures Associated with Bisphosphonate Use or Not Associated with Bisphosphonate Use: Is There a Difference?

Table 3

Characteristics of radiographic results.

BP group ()Non-BP group ()

Preoperative
 Femoral neck-shaft angle (°)126.1 (119–137.3)126 (121.6–136)0.981
 Coronal bowing of the femur (°)10.3 (2.6–22.6)10.6 (0.6–21.2)0.994
 Sagittal bowing of the femur (°)13.3 (4.9–31.8)13.4 (6–20.5)0.758
Intraoperative
 Reduction in the coronal plane0.828
  Valgus9 (12.3%)1 (12.5%)
  Neutral57 (78.1%)6 (75.0%)
  Varus7 (9.6%)1 (12.5%)
 Reduction in the sagittal plane0.628
  Flexion2 (2.8%)0 (0.0%)
  Neutral65 (89.0%)7 (87.5%)
  Extension6 (8.2%)1 (12.5%)
Postoperative
 Union within 6 months49 (67.1%)5 (63.5%)1.000
 Delayed union20 (27.4%)3 (37.5%)0.682
 Nonunion4 (5.5%)0 (0.0%)1.000
Reoperation3 (4.1%)1 (12.5%)0.346
Revision3 (4.1%)1 (12.5%)0.346