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. 2018 Jan 5;33(5):e38. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e38

Table 3. Incidence rate (/100,000 person-years) of AFF identified radiologically after bisphosphonate use.

Authors Country Study period Age, yr No. of subjects AFF Incidence rate, %
Schilcher and Aspenberg21 Sweden 2005–2008 ≥ 55 3,087 5 100.0a
Tamminen et al.20 Finland 2007–2009 ≥ 50 4,379 8 61.0
Meling et al.31 Norway 2004–2011 ≥ 65 2,214 16 79.0
Current study Korea 2003–2012 ≥ 45 10,338 13 85.9 (103.8a)

AFF = atypical femoral fracture.

aIn patients with bisphosphonate for at least 3 years.