Atypical femoral fracture due to chronic use of bisphosphonates: case report ☆

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia

Eduardo Frois Temponi¹  Lúcio Honório De Carvalho Junior¹  Lincoln Paiva Costa¹ 

关键词: Osteoporosis;    Femoral fractures;    Bisphosphonates;    Osteoporose;    Fraturas do fêmur;    Bifosfonato;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rboe.2015.06.016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT The causal relationship between chronic use of bisphosphonates and occurrences of atypical femoral fractures has not yet been established. Nonetheless, it is known that their chronic use is more related to fractures with a pattern differing from that of classical osteoporotic fractures. Atypical fractures are still rare events and the benefit from using bisphosphonates remains greater for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. There are few studies guiding the diagnosis and management of these fractures, thus making it difficult to achieve better results. In this report, we present the case of an elderly patient with an atypical femoral fracture that was managed in accordance with guidance from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

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