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Fosamax has yet to leave the limelight of controversies and now, more people, even men, are filing Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits. This medication is said to cause several adverse effects after a long-term use. The widely known osteoporosis medication is also approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat this often overlooked bone disorder known as Paget’s disease.

Bone remodeling is a constant process our boned undergo where old bone tissues breakdown and are being replaced with newer ones. In people with Paget’s disease of the bone, what happens is an abnormal breakdown of bone tissue, followed by abnormal bone formation. The newly-formed bones are badly shaped, enlarged, undermined and filled with new blood vessels.

The cause of Paget’s remains unknown although genetic buildup and viral infections in early life are considered. It may localize on one or two areas of the skeleton or it could occur within the entire body. The bones of the arm, the collar, the leg, the pelvis and the spine are the areas usually affected with the disease.

By and large, patients with Paget’s disease only have mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. Manifestations often thought to be associated with arthritis or other illness. Symptoms may include:

• Bowing of the legs and other visible deformities
• Warmth of skin over the affected bone
• Joint pain or stiffness
• Bone pain – the most common symptom and usually occurs on the affected bone or the areas adjacent to the joints
• Enlarged head, headache and hearing loss especially if the skull is affected
• Fracture especially on the long bones
• Neck pain

Not all patients need treatment. Most patients that are treated, however, are given drug therapy to help prevent further bone breakdown. Fosamax and other biphosphonates are the most preferred medical intervention at present to help augment bone density.

The prognosis is often positive especially if the illness is managed before majors effects in the bones take place. Among the complications of the disease are, bone deformities and fractures, deafness, paraplegia – or the paralysis of lower extremities, and very rarely, osteogenic sarcoma, which is a form of bone cancer.

Fosamax is given to manage Paget’s disease. Nonetheless, this drug should only be taken with your physician’s order to avoid any adverse events. Furthermore, if you suffered any harm due to long-term consumption of Fosamax, you may have a strong ground for filing a Fosamax femur fracture lawsuit.

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