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An atraumatic femoral fracture in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis treated with denosumab.


ABSTRACT: Osteoporosis is responsible for a significant burden both individually and socially, but is readily treated with antiresorptive agents and mineral supplementation. However, long-term usage of these agents, notably bisphosphonates, is rarely associated with atypical fractures. Denosumab is a monoclonal antibody that reduces osteoclast activity and thus increases bone mineral density. In this case report, we present a 78-year-old woman with a background of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis who presented with an atypical diaphyseal femoral fracture.

SUBMITTER: Villiers J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3893843 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An atraumatic femoral fracture in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis treated with denosumab.

Villiers J J   Clark D W DW   Jeswani T T   Webster S S   Hepburn A L AL  

Case reports in rheumatology 20131207


Osteoporosis is responsible for a significant burden both individually and socially, but is readily treated with antiresorptive agents and mineral supplementation. However, long-term usage of these agents, notably bisphosphonates, is rarely associated with atypical fractures. Denosumab is a monoclonal antibody that reduces osteoclast activity and thus increases bone mineral density. In this case report, we present a 78-year-old woman with a background of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis who  ...[more]

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