A Case Report of Long-Term Bisphosphonate Therapy and Atypical Stress Fracture of Bilateral Femur
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
; : 430-432, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Bisphosphonates are potent inhibitors of bone resorption and considered as a gold standard and are generally recommended as first-line therapy in patients with osteoporosis. Though bisphosphonates are shown to significantly reduce the risk of vertebral, non-vertebral and hip fractures, recent reports suggest a possible correlation between long-term bisphosphonate therapy and the occurrence of insufficiency fractures owing to prolonged bone turnover suppression. We report a patient with non-traumatic stress fractures of bilateral femoral shafts related to long-term bisphosphonate therapy indicating the need for a critical evaluation of patients with long-term bisphosphonate therapy.
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Assunto principal:
Osteoporose
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Reabsorção Óssea
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Fraturas de Estresse
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Difosfonatos
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Fêmur
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Fraturas do Quadril
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article