How Do I Find a Fosamax Injury Attorney?

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If you have taken Fosamax or its generic form Alendronate and believe you have been injured as a result, you may want to contact the Fosamax Injury Attorneys at Spangenberg Shibley & Liber now for a free, confidential case evaluation. 

Whether you've been injured by Fosamax Atypical Femur Fractures, Fosamax Esophageal (Throat) Cancer, Fosamax Osteonecrosis of the Jaw ("ONJ" or "dead jaw"), or Fosamax Heart Conditions like atrial fibrillation, Fosamax injury attorneys may be able to help you determine if you have a Fosamax lawsuit.  This process is confidential.  (Be sure to read the disclaimer for this blog for other important information.)

Remember, there is likely a Fosamax statute of limitations clock running that will prevent you from filing a Fosamax femur fracture lawsuit if you wait too long.  A  Fosamax injury attorney can help you determine what the time frame is, and help protect your right to fair compensation.

You can always seek other attorneys as well, and should always exercise common sense and diligence in making this critical decision.

Have you or a loved one been injured by Fosamax, or suspect you have?  Please leave a comment below to discuss, and contact a Fosamax injury attorney directly for legal advice.

How Does Fosamax Work?

Fosamax and other bisphosphonates work by interrupting the normal process of bone formation and degradation. Your body builds bone with one type of cell (osteoblasts), and takes bone away with another type of cell (osteoclasts). As people age, the re-absorption (or degradation) of the bones by osteoclasts can outpace the creation of bone by osteoblasts.  Severe bone loss is referred to as "osteoporosis."  That's what drugs like Fosamax were supposed to fight.

Fosamax (alendronate) stops the cells that take bone away, leading to an increase in total bone mass. But studies are showing that Fosamax patients’ bones are actually weaker, despite Fosamax making them denser. As ABC news reported, this can lead to devastating bone injuries like femoral fractures:

"We are seeing people just walking, walking down the steps, patients who are doing low-energy exercise,” said Dr. Kenneth Egol, professor of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. “Very unusual, the femur is one of the strongest bones in the body."

Fosamax patients who have suffered these types of injuries are filing Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits.  Fosamax Injury Attorneys can help these people determine whether they have a valid Fosamax lawsuit or not.  If you or a loved one think you might have been injured by Fosamax, contact a Fosamax Injury Attorney for more information.

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What is A Femoral Fracture?

"Femoral" refers to the femur, or the thigh bone.  One of the strongest bones in the body, it usually requires a great deal of force in order to cause a femur fracture.  As the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons explain on their website:

To break the thighbone across its length (shaft) takes a great deal of force, as might occur in a motor vehicle accident or a fall from a high place. Because of this, a broken thighbone is often associated with potentially life-threatening injuries to other body systems.

Symptoms of a femoral fracture include severe pain,inability to move the leg, deformity, and swelling.  A broken femur can be life threatening.

As eMedicine explains:

The femur is the largest and strongest bone and has a good blood supply. Because of this and its protective surrounding muscle, the shaft requires a large amount of force to fracture. Once a fracture does occur, this same protective musculature usually is the cause of displacement, which commonly occurs with femoral shaft fractures.


As with many orthopedic injuries, neurovascular complications and pain management are the most significant issues in patients who come to the ED. The rich blood supply, when disrupted, can result in significant bleeding. Open fractures have added potential for infection.

While normally a large amount of force is required to break the bone, evidence suggests that patients taking the bisphosphonate Fosamax (R) can suffer abnormal, or "atypical" femur fractures.  These atypical femur fractures do not require much force, and otherwise healthy-seeming femurs break all too easily.

Learn more about Fosamax(R) and Fosamax Femur Fracture Lawsuits at our Fosamax Fracture Lawsuit website.

Have you or a loved one suffered from a femur fracture?  Please leave a comment and share your story below!