Spontaneous Subtrochanteric Femoral Stress Fracture Related to Alendronate : A Case Report
Spontaneous atypical fractures of the femur have been reported in patients on long-term antiresorptive bisphosphonate therapy. Here, we report a case of subtrochanteric stress fracture in a seventy-year-old female patient on long-term alendronate therapy, and accompanying management challenges. Pote...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.morthoj.org/2013/v7n1/femoral-stress-fracture.pdf |
| Summary: | Spontaneous atypical fractures of the femur have been reported in patients on long-term antiresorptive bisphosphonate therapy. Here, we report a case of subtrochanteric stress fracture in a seventy-year-old female patient on long-term alendronate therapy, and accompanying management challenges. Potential measures to prevent this complication of antiresorptive treatment for osteoporosis include the following: setting strict criteria for prescribing antiresorptive therapy, limiting the duration of continuous
antiresorptive therapy, and increasing the use of bone anabolic agents. |
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| ISSN: | 1985-2533 |