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

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 fra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista brasileira de ortopedia 2015-07, Vol.50 (4), p.482-485
Hauptverfasser: Temponi, Eduardo Frois, de Carvalho Junior, Lúcio Honório, Costa, Lincoln Paiva
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Zusammenfassung: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. A relação causal entre o uso crônico dos bifosfonatos e a ocorrência de fraturas femorais atípicas não tem sido ainda estabelecida. Todavia, sabe-se que o uso crônico dos bifosfonatos tem tido maior relação com fraturas com padrão diferente das clássicas fraturas osteoporóticas. Fraturas atípicas são ainda eventos raros e o benefício do uso dos bifosfonatos ainda é maior na prevenção e no tratamento da osteoporose. Pouco são os estudos que orientam o diagnóstico e a condução dessas fraturas, o que dificulta melhores resultados. Neste relato apresentamos caso de paciente da terceira idade com fratura femoral atípica conduzida segundo orientação da Sociedade Americana para Pesquisa Óssea e Mineral.
ISSN:2255-4971
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2255-4971
DOI:10.1016/j.rboe.2015.06.016