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
Martorana, D., Martorana, V., Brancato, D., Cannizzaro, E. (2008). SEVERE OSTEOPOROSIS AND MULTIPLE FRACTURES A CASE REPORT. CAPSULA EBURNEA, 3(1), 1-4.
SEVERE OSTEOPOROSIS AND MULTIPLE FRACTURES A CASE REPORT
CANNIZZARO, Emanuele
2008-01-01
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
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