Atypical metatarsal fracture in a Chinese postmenopausal woman with osteoporosis on long-term denosumab: a case report

Hong Kong Med J. 2024 Aug;30(4):325-327. doi: 10.12809/hkmj2210652. Epub 2024 Jun 6.

Authors

E K H Leung¹, A K C Kan¹, J Lau², C H Wong¹, C H N Loong¹, S C W Cheung³, Y C Woo¹, D T W Lui¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
² Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
³ Department of Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.

PMID: 38841765
DOI: 10.12809/hkmj2210652

No abstract available

Keywords: Alendronate; Denosumab; Metatarsal bones; Osteoporosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bone Density Conservation Agents* / adverse effects
Denosumab* / adverse effects
East Asian People
Female
Fractures, Bone
Humans
Metatarsal Bones* / injuries
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal* / drug therapy

Substances

Bone Density Conservation Agents
Denosumab