1. [Post-partum transient osteoporosis of the hip causing pain].
- Author
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Svensson AL, Jensen JE, Morsel-Carlsen L, and Sørensen IJ
- Subjects
- Adult, Bone Marrow Diseases diagnosis, Bone Marrow Diseases drug therapy, Edema diagnosis, Edema drug therapy, Female, Hip Joint pathology, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Osteoporosis complications, Osteoporosis drug therapy, Pelvic Pain etiology, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications drug therapy, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, Osteoporosis diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications diagnosis
- Abstract
Transient osteoporosis of the hip (TOH) affects pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Magnetic resonance imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and shows a pattern of bone marrow oedema. We report a case of TOH post-partum with involvement of both hips in a 34-year-old woman. She was known with undifferentiated spondyloartritis since 2004, which posed a diagnostic challenge. The reported patient was treated conservatively avoiding lactation, weight bearing activities, increased intake of calcium and vitamin D and recovered without further medical treatment.
- Published
- 2014