1. SEVERE OSTEOPOROSIS AND MULTIPLE FRACTURES: A CASE REPORT.
- Author
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Martorana, Daniela, Martorana, Vito, Brancato, Dario, and Cannizzaro, Emanuele
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BONE fractures , *PROSTHETICS , *X-rays , *THERAPEUTICS , *PAIN , *ARTIFICIAL implants , *PATIENTS , *ARTIFICIAL organs - Abstract
The authors present a clinical case of severe osteoporosis with periprothesic femoral fracture and numerous vertebral fractures in a 87 years old patient. Treatment had consist in reposition of prosthesis, fracture reduction with internal fixation plate. Teriparatide drug was administer as usual protocol. Clinical and X-rays controls after 3, 6 and 12 months showed a good result of therapy, with a healing fracture, a orthostatism and normal deambulation, with improvement of densimetry values and a less dorsolombar pain, as well as a significant improvement of patient's quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008