Pitfalls in the Missed Diagnosis of Atypical Femoral Fracture Presenting as Prodromal Pain that Mimics Degenerative Disease: A Multicenter Study – Secondary Publication of the Japanese Version
Twenty-one percent of AFFs were misdiagnosed with degenerative diseases. All of the misdiagnosed cases were associated with prodromal symptoms. We believe that the prodromal symptoms of AFF are diverse and very similar to those of degenerative diseases, which may have caused the misdiagnosis.
Authors
- Takashi Nishii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7779-2400)
- Yutaka Nakahori
- Nobumasa Matsumura
- Tatsuji Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1596-6639)
- Keiichiro Oura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0938-6635)
- Ikko Ohno
Institutions
- Osaka Prefectural Medical Center (JP)
- Osaka City General Hospital (JP)
- Sakai Municipal Hospital (JP)
- Osaka Police Hospital (JP)
- Kawamura Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Bone Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11005/jbm.25.843
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00