Atypical Femoral Fracture in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 240-244, 2014.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-162305
ABSTRACT
Atypical femoral fractures are characterized by a subtrochanteric or diaphyseal location. Recent studies have suggested that long-term treatment with bisphosphonates might be associated with the occurrence of atypical femoral fractures. The present report describes a case involving a 60-year-old woman with left buttock pain that was unassociated with trauma. Her hip pain was initially considered to be a symptom of her underlying rheumatoid arthritis, but a plain radiography, bone scintigraphy, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an insufficiency fracture in the lateral shaft of the left proximal femur. She had been treated with a bisphosphonate for 4.5 years because of a previous vertebral fracture. Her chronic, long-term rheumatoid arthritis and history of bisphosphonate administration were considered to be associated with the development of her atypical femoral fracture.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Buttocks
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Radiography
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Fractures, Stress
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Alendronate
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Diphosphonates
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Femoral Fractures
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Femur
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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