Prevacid and bone fractures

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Avatar m tn In 2011, the agency voiced concerns that taking the drugs long-term may actually make bones weaker and increase the risk of rare but serious side effects such as atypical fractures of the thigh bone, esophageal cancer and osteonecrosis of the jaw, a rare but painful condition in which the jaw bone crumbles. To investigate, the FDA reviewed data from women who had taken the drugs for six to 10 years.
Avatar f tn Do fractures in bones containing Bone Mets increase the spread of the cancer cells?
Avatar n tn Wow..I know I'm 2 years late with my comment but I've recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee. I'm 42 years old for god sake! I've been taking Prevacid for 5 years and my Doctor dismissed the "rumors" as well. I come from a family of fat and skinny but almost 100% healthy members. My Mom didn't start menopause until she was 50 so I know that can't be the problem. I keep thinking; "why are my bones doing this?
Avatar f tn But your question really caught my attention, because I am dealing with the same topic right now, stress fractures, but mine is in the spine. I had a bone density scan done 2 years ago, and it came back with slight osteopenia, not unusual for a woman my age, 2 years post menapausal. After a stress fracture occured 6 weeks ago, another bone density scan was done, and in 2 years it shows just my spine has progressed to osteoporosis.
Avatar f tn I have personally evaluated patients for osteoporosis with prior overuse pelvic fractures who ultimately had normal bone density on their DXA scan. Stress fractures themselves are not indicative of osteoporosis. Fragility fractures-- which include a fracture of the hip, pelvis, wrist, spine, or shoulder sustained during a fall from standing height-- are concerning for osteoporosis.
1200310 tn?1265322110 Some times a fracture, hairline or not will not be apparent on an x-ray. However as the bone begins to heal itself calcium is deposited along the fracture line and they are more easily seen. Hope this has been helpful.
Avatar f tn I'll try and condense this as much as possible. Had tib/fib fractures- including malleolar fractures-16 months ago.I had ORIF w/insertion of tibial nail within 48hours. 5months later had bone graft done on my fibula. I have always had pain in my ankle and have some numbness on the dorsom of my foot. Through routine xrays it was noted by a radiologist that I may have signs of AVN of the talus.-CT scan was ordered Talar AVN confirmed.
Avatar f tn My  20 year son has severe chronic bone pain, osteoporosis and has had multiple fractures.  We have also had bone biopsy with showed a mineralization defect(focal osteomalacia) and high turn bone turnover but these do not lend themselves to a diagnosis.  His blood levels of calcium and vit D are normal.  He received a Pamidronate infusion in October 2004 and that is when the pain began.  He was completely debilitated at that time as he is now.
Avatar f tn Fractures are not a common thing to happen with vaginal births. If a women fractures her ribs it would more likely be caused a big increase in pressure or maybe she has some kind of bone problem. The only other kind of fractures that occur are pelvic or tailbone fractures & that is from the baby being large in size or the women is of small stature.
Avatar f tn hello doc, i got a fracture of cuboid bone on 28 July. I went to the hospital and they applied a back slab and a POP.. I wants to know approximately in how many months my foot will be alright as it was before?? and in how many months wil i be able to wear my heel shoes??
Avatar f tn The mri showed no issue with ligaments or tendons and confirmed no fractures or growth plate concerns. He has been in an immobilizing walking brace for two weeks now, going on three.....How long does something like this typically take to heal up in a child? There is minor swelling on the outside of the ankle bone and minor tenderness currently.
Avatar f tn ORIF of tibia w/insertion of an IM nail was done within 48 hours. Fibula did not heal so had bone graft and plate put in 5 months after accident. The fractures are now healed but I'm left w/severe pain and 0 dorsiflexion. Radiology reports said I had avascular necrosis of talus (after CT ) Foot/Ankle specialist disagrees.My original Orthopod wants to take hardware out and thinks my pain is RSD.After researching RSD I have a hard time agreeing w/that diagnosis. I am at a loss.
Avatar n tn Autograft is the one where in bone pieces are taken from patient itself. Allograft is the one where in another human bone pieces are taken i.e. from bone bank and synthetic you know is one which is similar material like bone pieces. The optimal bone graft material or bone morphogenic protein is unknown. Factors to consider with the use of autograft include the need for a 2nd incision and the relative quality of the patient's bone.
Avatar m tn This retrospective study included 127 patients who received a first LT between July 2010 and July 2011. Outcomes measured included re-admission rates, fractures, and functional status post-LT. 25-hydroxyvitamin (OH) D deficiency was stratified as: mild 20-30 ng/mL, moderate 15-19.9 ng/mL, and severe 400,000 IU total) supplementation (P=0.004). We found no association between vitamin D deficiency at LT and functional status, fractures, or readmissions post-LT.
Avatar n tn I had breast cancer 10 years ago and had chemo and a double mascetomy. I developed a rotator cuff problem, without injury, in November. I had a dex scan last week which showed osteoprosis and spinal compression fractures. (I've had back pain for about 8 months and my shoulder has never improved.) Could this be cancer mets?
Avatar m tn One begins at the orbital rim around the lefort II line and ends behind the last upper tooth and the other is about 15 mm beside that on the rim. The bone between the fractures is sunken and has been misaligned and is partly behind the nasal bone. The orbital floor is also sunken and the eye is about 3 mm down and 2-3 mm enophthalmos. I have latent strabismus inward on the eye and occational double vision, more when tired.
Avatar f tn An edema is a buildup of fluid. A bone marrow edema — often referred to as bone marrow lesion — occurs when fluid builds up in the bone marrow. Bone marrow edema is typically a response to an injury such as a fracture or conditions such as osteoarthritis. Bone marrow edema usually resolves itself with rest and physical therapy. Osteitis pubis is a condition in which there’s inflammation where the right and left pubic bones meet at the lower front part of the pelvis.
Avatar m tn i broke my tib in six places and they put a big plate and ten screws to hold it together. wont heal have just had a bone graft about a mouth ago and still no sine of any healing what should i do? i em very fit and look after my self . my age is 25years old. will it heal? how long?
Avatar f tn Basically, in normal bone bone formation and bone resorption are closely coupled. When the rate of resorption exceeds the rate of formation there is a decrease in bone mass. The amount of bone necessary to mechanically support the skeleton eventually falls below the fracture threshold. There are many degrees of osteoporosis and treatments available. I am not qualified to suggest a specific treatment.
639543 tn?1297027634 After an x-ray they diagnosed it as a fracture, and did a skeletal survey, where they found leg fractures, and rib fractures, with a total of 8 fractures. They automatically called it child abuse without ANY testing whatsoever. Since Dameon was born I asked his ped. why he cried when he was held under the armpits, why he cried when I changed his diaper, and he told me that Dameon just didn't like being held there.
614689 tn?1225748884 I have heard that they can fill the fractured vertebrae, but is this treatment also an option for the old fractures? Kyphosis is very apparent in the imaging, and, as you can imagine, I do NOT want to resemble the hunchback of Notre Dame before I am 30! I appreciate any light you can shed on the subject. Thanks!
Avatar n tn I am thinking it may be better to increase calcium, improve general mineral, Vit D nutrition and get another bone density test as opposed to taking biphosphonates. If my bone density doesn't improve then I will consider taking it for up to 5 years. My concern now is - how healthy is it - really- in general to not allow the body to remove dead bone tissue? Would this not impede building healthy tissue? Thank you in advance for an opportunity to learn more.
Avatar m tn Hi. So, are you talking about 'bent' bones and not fractures? A complete fracture is when a bone breaks all the way through and the other is when it doesn't so the bones 'bend' or look bent. How old are you, if you don't mind me asking and how long has this been an issue that you've noticed? There is a rare disease called 'bent bone dysplasia syndrome' But am guessing you don't have this as it has a host of features and is very serious.