Osteoporosis Education
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Stress Fracture of the Femoral Neck in a 24-Year-Old Female with Anorexia Nervosa Induced Osteoporosis | |
| A 24-year-old with long-standing anorexia nervosa presents with a 10-week history of left groin pain. This case report describes the clinical presentation, radiological findings, surgical treatment, and final outcome, and includes various images. The auth | |||
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Coexistence of Familial Mediterranean Fever and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis with Osteoporosis Successfully Treated with Etanercept | |
| Here, the authors describe the fourth reported case of familial Mediterranean fever and juvenile idiopathic arthritis with osteoporosis that was successfully treated by etanercept. Physical examination, laboratory data, radiological findings, and follow-u | |||
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Acute Onset Of Severe Low Thoracic Pain | |
| A 58-year-old presents with acute onset of severe low thoracic pain following lifting a child the previous day. This case discusses risk factors and treatment of osteoporosis. | |||
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Juvenile Idiopathic Osteoporosis | |
| 8-year-old presents with complaints of pain in both feet on walking and inability to get up from the sitting position since the age of 3 years. This case provides an x-ray image and test findings. The authors discuss diagnosis, features, pathogenesis and | |||
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Paraplegia Complicating Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture | |
| An 82-year-old who had been receiving treatment for 4 months for incapacitating pain due to compression fracture is presented. This case reviews computed tomography and x-ray images, surgical intervention, and patient outcome. | |||
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Synovitis Induced by Alendronic Acid can Present as Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | |
| A 69-year-old with undergoing disodium etidronate therapy for osteoporosis over the past 4 years is presented. This case reviews presentation with synovitis following initiation of treatment with alendronic acid, test findings and patient follow up. | |||
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Osteoporosis and Amenorrhea in a Young Patient with von Hippel-Lindau Disease | |
| A 35-year-old with a significant medical history, including Hippel-Lindau disease and a spinal haemangioma, now presents for evaluation and treatment of osteoporosis. This case provides radiology images, and reviews patient treatment history and current p | |||
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Osteoporosis in Elderly Men | |
| A 66-year-old presents with a moderately enlarged prostate gland on routine physical examination. This case report describes laboratory and biopsy findings, and response to treatments, and outcome. The author discusses the aetiology of secondary osteoporo | |||
