Intertrochanteric fracture in pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis.
J Int Med Res
; 48(2): 300060519858013, 2020 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31256731
ABSTRACT
Pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis (PLO) is a special form of osteoporosis, which is the result of multiple factors affecting bone metabolism. The manifestations of PLO include severe low back or hip pain in the third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum period, and some patients present with a decrease in height and even fragility fractures. We report here a 33-year-old patient who presented with a left intertrochanteric fracture after falling from standing height at 10 months postpartum. She was diagnosed with PLO because of a considerable decrease in bone mineral density. Our findings are discussed in relation to the literature. Early diagnosis and timely and appropriate therapy are particularly important for PLO. PLO should be considered in patients who complain of low back or transient hip pain during pregnancy and lactation. Discontinuing breastfeeding and supplementing calcium/vitamin D should be recommended after diagnosis of PLO is established.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Osteoporosis
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Pregnancy Complications
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Hip Fractures
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
J Int Med Res
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China