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Surgical treatment complications and required interventions in bisphosphonates-related atypical femoral fractures*These cases have both implant failure, and non-union
| Intervention | Complication | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delayed union | Non-union | Implant failure | Not clear | Total | ||
| Intra-operation | Post-operation | |||||
| Bone stimulation | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Bone graft | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Major revision | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7 (+4*) | 7 | 30 |
| No intervention or unknown | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | - | 20 |
| Total | 13 | 21 | 6 | 13 (+4*) | 7 | 60 |
