Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 , Vol 58 , Num 1

Alendronat Kullanımına Eşlik Eden Multipl Kırıklar

Hatice Bodur 1 ,Şefika Konca 2 ,Uğur Günel 3 ,Özlem Yılmaz 4 ,Önder Murat Delialioğlu 2
1 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
2 Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey
3 Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital Department of Orthopedics, Ankara, Turkey
4 Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey
DOI : 10.4274/tftr.44127

Bisphosphonates are the most widely used medicines in osteoporosis and effect by reducing the bone resorption. However, the long term effects of this medicine are not known exactly. In the literature, subtrochanteric diaphysis stress and failure fractures have been defined associated with long term bisphosphonate use. A case is presented here who has been receiving alendronate treatment for 10 years and who has developed multipl fractures (femoral diaphysis, pubic ramus, sacrum) with spontaneously or low energy trauma.

Keywords : Bifosfonat, kırık