Bilateral Atypical Femur Fracture in a Patient Under Bisphosphonate Treatment Bifosfonat ile tedavi olan hastada çift taraflĩ atipik femur kĩrĩğĩ
Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, cilt.23, sa.3, ss.187-190, 2019 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.25179/tjem.2018-64415
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.187-190
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Atypical fractures, bisphosphonates, osteoporosis
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease that affects most of the elderly people. Bisphosphonate is an effective anti-resorptive drug widely used for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. However, recent evidence has linked longterm bisphosphonate use with an atypical fracture. We report a case of a 79-year-old woman who had been on bisphosphonate treatment for eight years and presented with bilateral femur diaphyseal fractures occurring within an interval of a few months. The physicians must consider the possibility of atypical fractures with the fresh onset of groin or mid-thigh pain in patients who have been on bisphosphonate therapy, particularly for more than five years.