ReviewKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2009
Use of bisphosphonates for the treatment of stress fractures in athletes.
Review in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Unraveling stress fractures: from cellular and molecular mechanisms to therapeutic approaches.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Review
- Conservative and Pharmacological Strategies for Preventing Osteoporotic Stress Fractures in Older Recreational Competitors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Stress Fracture after Arthroscopic Lesser Trochanter Resection: Diagnosis and Therapy.Hip & pelvis · 2024Article
- Is the Use of Bisphosphonates Putting Horses at Risk? An Osteoclast Perspective.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Multiple stress fractures of unilateral femur: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Detection and residence time of bisphosphonates in bone of horses.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2022Article
- Current perspectives on the etiology and manifestation of the "silent" component of the Female Athlete Triad.International journal of women's health · 2014Review
- The management of sacral stress fractures: current concepts.Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism : the official journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal Diseases · 2011Article
- Stress fractures: definition, diagnosis and treatment.Revista brasileira de ortopediaArticle
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Abstract
A literature review was performed to investigate the potential role of bisphosphonates for the treatment of stress fractures in athletes. Given the inhibitory action on osteoclast-mediated bone resorption, short-term suppression of bone remodeling using bisphosphonates could potentially treat stress fractures and prevent stress fractures from becoming regular fractures. To date, while there are some animal studies showing the scientific basis of bisphosphonates on stress fractures, there is still no conclusive evidence to prove any effect of bisphosphonates on stress fracture healing in humans. Further well-designed clinical trials should be carried out to establish their usefulness and safety. Until the results are available, it is prudent to limit the use of bisphosphonates for the treatment of stress fractures.
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