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Min Jung Park, M.D.
, Su Jin Lee, M.D.*, Jin Hwa Kam, M.D.†, Yun Tae Lee, M.D., Ju Hyung Yoo, M.D., Hyun Cheol Oh, M.D., Joong Won Ha, M.D., Yung Park, M.D., Sang Hoon Park, M.D., Seong Hoon Kim, M.D., Han Kook Yoon, M.D.
, Su Jin Lee, M.D.*, Jin Hwa Kam, M.D.†, Yun Tae Lee, M.D., Ju Hyung Yoo, M.D., Hyun Cheol Oh, M.D., Joong Won Ha, M.D., Yung Park, M.D., Sang Hoon Park, M.D., Seong Hoon Kim, M.D., Han Kook Yoon, M.D.
Abstract
Atypical femoral fracture related to a long-term bisphosphonate therapy has commonly been reported; however, a fracture at the site other than the femur has rarely been reported to date. Herein, we report a case of a patient on long-term bisphosphonate therapy who presented atypical tibial insufficiency fracture at the anterolateral aspect of diaphysis, without trauma. We, for the first time in Korea, present this case with a literature review.
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Fig. 1
Preoperative radiograph shows atypical tibial diaphyseal fracture (white arrows), including periosteal reaction, endosteal thickening, and a radiolucent fracture line.
Fig. 2
Preoperative computed tomography shows periosteal reaction, cortical thickening, and transverse fracture line (white arrows).
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