Ibandronate osteonecrosis
Common Questions and Answers about Ibandronate osteonecrosis
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There definitely is a connection between bisphosphonates like Fosamax and osteonecrosis of the jaws. This has been well established and documented in medical and dental journals.
An oral and maxillofacial surgeon is the type of doctor that most commonly diagnoses and treats this condition.
It sounds like your surgeon is describing osteonecrosis. There is an entity known as "spontaneous onsteonecrosis of the knee." or "SPONK" This occurs rarely after knee after knee arthroscopy and can resolve after a period of rest and non-weight bearing. I t is not usually a reult of swelling. If anything, two weeks may be to soon to expect any change, either positive or negative, and often 6 weeks is used before re-evaluation.
If she has ever taken Boniva, she should worry. Google Osteonecrosis of the jaw, many drugs like Fosomax have bad side effects. A friend lost several teeth and parts of her jaw due to this. She eventually had to have cadaver bone to replace the bone she lost, then implants. She should take other types of calcium supplements.
Osteoporosis medications like Raloxifene (Evista), alendronate (Fosomax), risendronate (Actonel) and ibandronate (Boniva) all can cause flu like symptoms in individuals that are taking them. I am not sure what medications you are on, but this could be your problem.
There are reports that link people taking IV fosamx to osteonecrosis of the bone having oral and maxilofacial surgery. Treatment really depends upon degree of severity. Most of the time patients are advised hyperbaric chambers.
g. Ibandronate, Pamidronate). These drugs will repair your bones and protect them from further damage by the cancer.
Further i was prescribed me Sulfasalazine, Indomethacin SR, Vitamin D Sachet, Ibandronate and Calcium tablets when the symptoms not controlled.
Currently I am suffering from pain my thorasis spine and chest(Rt), Knee(Rt), Area near thorasis spine(Lt), sometimes red eye, Ankle and heels pain, shoulder pain(Lt), neck pain and pain in left region of hip.
Ischemic osteonecrosis means, literally, "dead bone from poor blood flow."
The most important underlying, and almost always undiagnosed, susceptibility comes from coagulation disorders.
(Source: http://www.maxillofacialcenter.com/NICOcause.html )
Sometimes a person inherits the coagulation problem.
Hypercoagulation can also be associated with tick borne infection.
http://www.drcharlescrist.com/hypercoagulation.
No this is not from TMJ, I had osteonecrosis in my jawbone, had 3 surgeries and haven't had any pain since I was on the methadone but now that I am down to 18mgs the pain is starting to come through, my sister tells me it is rebound pain???
I think sometimes the radiologist can tell, like in my case, he highly suggested I had osteonecrosis of the femur rather than osteochronditis dissiccans, and which the radiologist thought after reading the bone scan because it was a hot lesion. It also said there was a large Baker's cyst.
Avasculary necrosis occurs when the blood supply to the bone is cut off for reasons of trauma or disease. This causes the bone in the area without blood supply to die and then to break down, often crumbling and failing to bear weight properly. Knee replacement can be done usually, depending on the location and size of the necrotic bone (I have a large lesion in a location that at present makes replacement impossible). It is also called osteonecrosis.
Nonunion or failure of the fracture to heal occurs in 10-30% of fractures of the neck of the femur (thigh bone) which is usually apparent within one year of the fracture and may be accompanied by osteonecrosis (bone death), irrespective of the cause of fracture. Majority of patients with non-union will require a re-operation.
yes, look at my questions about leg and knee pain and the results. Osteonecrosis. I also had the adriamycin/taxol/cytoxan/cortisone mixture, and radiation and now tamoxifen.
In our practice recommendations for Zometa or drugs in this class has to do with risk or or known osteopenia or osteonecrosis with the POSSIBLE added benefit of reducing risk of recurrence. These drugs are indicated to strengthen bones and any other benefit may be a bonus. You should have a discussion with your doctor about your own risks versus benefits.
The biophosphonate drugs have been known to cause osteonecrosis (infection causing loss of bone) of the jaw. A disease you do not want to get. The lecturer said she would never recommend anyone taking them. Having an extraction or even a root canal after taking these drugs can initiate the infection in the bone.
5mmdefect on the capitellum of osteonecrosis and a displaced fragment of lent inform shape anterior in the joint. There is a small joint effusion. This is about 5 weeks of rest for the arm. She has no pain, or grip issues with day to day movement. Range of motion is full on extension and minor change on flexion. What would you recommend? Is surgery automatic because of th loose body?
But wouldn't it also have to do with the symptoms? I mean I could get it if I was collapsing, or just falling asleep un controllably but all my symptoms are night time ones and just tired ness but that can be fixed with Meds? So someone with ADHD that has to take Meds on a daily basis couldn't even do it?
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