Atypical fractures may be a risk with denosumab
11th July 2014
By Hugo Wilcken
Australian researchers have flagged a potential risk of atypical fractures in patients taking osteoporosis drug denosumab.

They report on a case of a 72-year-old women with severe pain in her right thigh while walking down stairs, with X-rays later showing an atraumatic right femoral fracture.
The woman was being treated for