Comparison of Atypical and Osteoporotic Femoral Shaft Fractures in the Elderly: A Multicenter Study

Table 1

Patient characteristics and treatments.

Parameter	AFF; ()	OP; ()		Test
Male : Female	0 : 17	0 : 11	—	—
Age (years)	80.7; (77–88)	81.0; (65–96)	0.67	Mann–Whitney test
Antiresorptive therapy (%)	88.2	18.2	<0.01	Fisher’s exact test
Surgery (%)	100	81.8	0.40	Fisher’s exact test
Intramedullary nail (%)	94.1	27.2	<0.01	Fisher’s exact test
Fixation with plate (%)	5.9	36.3	0.06	Fisher’s exact test
Replacement arthroplasty (%)	0	18.2	0.15	Fisher’s exact test
Conservative treatment (%)	0	18.2	0.15	Fisher’s exact test
Teriparatide treatment (%)	41.2	18.2	0.25	Fisher’s exact test
Postoperative LIPUS treatment (%)	23.5	9.1	0.30	Fisher’s exact test