TY - JOUR
T1 - A massive osteonecrosis with Le Fort I-type pathological fracture, caused by bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ)
T2 - A rare case report
AU - Sukegawa, Shintaro
AU - Kanno, Takahiro
AU - Katase, Naoki
AU - Matsuzaki, Hidenobu
AU - Shibata, Akane
AU - Takahashi, Yuka
AU - Furuki, Yoshihiko
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Asian AOMS, ASOMP, JSOP, JSOMS, JSOM, and JAMI.
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Bisphosphonates (BPs) are useful drugs for the management of osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease, and are used to prevent skeletal-related events. However, the side effects of BPs, bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ), sometimes severely impairs patient quality of life. Here we report a case of severe BRONJ in the maxilla, which caused Le Fort I-type fracture-like bone fracture due to formation of a large sequestrum in the maxilla.
AB - Bisphosphonates (BPs) are useful drugs for the management of osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease, and are used to prevent skeletal-related events. However, the side effects of BPs, bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ), sometimes severely impairs patient quality of life. Here we report a case of severe BRONJ in the maxilla, which caused Le Fort I-type fracture-like bone fracture due to formation of a large sequestrum in the maxilla.
KW - Bisphosphonate
KW - Osteonecrosis
KW - Pathological fracture
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajoms.2015.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ajoms.2015.10.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84950152028
SN - 2212-5558
VL - 28
SP - 255
EP - 258
JO - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology
JF - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology
IS - 3
ER -