Bisphosphonates-induced Atypical Subtrochanteric Fracture Femur: A Case Report
| Autor: | Siddhart Yadav, Vikram Khanna |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Nonunion 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Fracture femur Bone grafting law.invention Intramedullary rod 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine law Left femur Bone marrow injection medicine bisphosphonates business.industry General Engineering medicine.disease Surgery 030104 developmental biology Orthopedics nonunion Orthopedic surgery Fracture (geology) subtrochanteric fracture business orthopaedics |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | A 71-year-old female came to our institute with a subtrochanteric left femur fracture following a fall from her bed. It was a low-energy trauma, and the X-rays were suggestive of an atypical fracture following bisphosphonate therapy for five years. The fracture was fixed with intramedullary nailing following which she was started on partial weight-bearing walking after three weeks. The fracture went on to a nonunion; after one year, the fracture site was opened and bone grafting with bone marrow injection, along with augmented plating, was done. The fracture showed signs of union three months postoperatively. Fractures associated with bisphosphonate therapy may be associated with delayed union or nonunion and should be explained to the patient. |
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