General Physician, Universidad de Santander UDES, Colombia
Review Article
Zebra Lines Sign: Marker of Biphosphonates Use
Author(s): Andres Felipe Diaz Munoz* and Eduardo Andres Rayon Reyes
Bisphosphonates or bisphosphonates are a group of medications used for the prevention and treatment of diseases with bone resorption such as osteoporosis, causing positive impacts, among these is the significant decrease in possible fractures in this population in question, however, the use of these chemical compounds in patients, especially with an immature skeleton, has caused peculiar manifestations known as zebra lines, which appear as linear bands parallel to the hyper dense growth plate, radio opaque, and visible radio logically, reason why which has been considered a marker of the use of bisphosphonates. .. View More»