A new contralateral atypical femoral fracture despite sequential therapy with teriparatide and strontium ranelate

• Main Authors: Hanh H Nguyen, Frances Milat, Peter R Ebeling
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
• Series: Bone Reports
• Subjects: Osteoporosis; Antiresorptive; Anabolic; Atypical femoral fracture; Teriparatide; Strontium ranelate
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352187217300025
• ISSN: 2352-1872

Atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) are a rare association of anti-resorptive therapy for osteoporosis. Limited evidence-based management guidelines on their optimal treatment exist, with observational studies suggesting a role for teriparatide (TPTD) in AFF healing. We report a case of a 65-year-old woman with postmenopausal osteoporosis who sustained an AFF following long-term bisphosphonate therapy, and who subsequently developed a new contralateral AFF after completion of TPTD therapy and initiation of strontium ranelate (SR) treatment. The sequence of events in this case report showed that TPTD and SR did not prevent the development of a new AFF, and questions the optimal treatment of these stress fractures.