J Bone Metab.
2012 Nov;19(2):159-162. 10.11005/jbm.2012.19.2.159.
Insufficiency Fracture of Ipsilateral Femur Neck in Patient Treated with Long Term Bisphosphonate Treatment: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea. drlee337@naver.com
- KMID: 1975991
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.11005/jbm.2012.19.2.159
Abstract
- Bisphosphonate is notable for the treatment of osteoporosis in the world. But recently if Bisphosphonate is taken for a long time, it causes an insufficiency fracture by suppression of bone turn-over and it is reported rarely on femur neck. Here we report a case of insufficiency fracture on ipsilateral femur neck in woman treated with long term Bisphosphonate therapy.
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