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KMID : 0361420130370030430
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2013 Volume.37 No. 3 p.430 ~ p.432
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A Case Report of Long-Term Bisphosphonate Therapy and Atypical Stress Fracture of Bilateral Femur
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Jo Yil-Ryun
Kim Hye-Won
Moon Seock-Ho
Ko Young-Jin
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Abstract
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Bisphosphonates are potent inhibitors of bone resorption and considered as a gold standard and are generally recommended as first-line therapy in patients with osteoporosis. Though bisphosphonates are shown to significantly reduce the risk of vertebral, non-vertebral and hip fractures, recent reports suggest a possible correlation between long-term bisphosphonate therapy and the occurrence of insufficiency fractures owing to prolonged bone turnover suppression. We report a patient with non-traumatic stress fractures of bilateral femoral shafts related to long-term bisphosphonate therapy indicating the need for a critical evaluation of patients with long-term bisphosphonate therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Osteoporosis, Bisphosphonates, Stress fracture
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