Insufficiency Fracture of Ipsilateral Femur Neck in Patient Treated with Long Term Bisphosphonate Treatment: A Case Report.
10.11005/jbm.2012.19.2.159
- Author:
Do Hoon KIM
1
;
Eui Chul LEE
;
Seok Kwon KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea. drlee337@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bisphosphonate;
Femur neck;
Insufficiency fracture;
Osteoporosis
- MeSH:
Female;
Femur;
Femur Neck;
Fractures, Stress;
Humans;
Osteoporosis
- From:Journal of Bone Metabolism
2012;19(2):159-162
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
