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Case Reports
. 2014 Winter;5(1):46-8.

Alendronate-Related Femoral Fracture in a premenopausal glucocorticoid treated patient

Maryam Mobini
Case Reports

Alendronate-Related Femoral Fracture in a premenopausal glucocorticoid treated patient

Maryam Mobini. Caspian J Intern Med. 2014 Winter.

Abstract

Background: Alendronate is a bisphosphonate that is approved to reduce bone loss in glucocorticoid treated patients. In this paper, we present a case of femoral fracture following the use of Alendronate.

Case presentation: A- 46 year old woman who was a known case of hemolytic anemia has been treated by prednisolone (with different doses from 7.5 to 75 mg/day), calcium-D 500 mg/day and alendronate 70 mg/week for 3 years. Despite improvement of bone density, she experienced a low truama femoral shaft fracture.

Conclusion: This case shows a rare complication of treatment by alendronate. It may be needed to evaluate patients with long term usage of bisphosphonates for cortical thickness.

Keywords: Alendronate; Bisphosphonate; Fracture; Hemolytic anemia; Prednisolon.

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Radiography demonstrating a right femoral shaft fracture with displacement and cortical thickness
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