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A case series of pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis and a review of the literature
- Source :
- Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, Vol 2015, Iss default, Pp 1361-1365 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Dove Medical Press, 2015.
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Abstract
- Yukio Nakamura,1,2 Mikio Kamimura,3 Shota Ikegami,1 Keijiro Mukaiyama,4 Masatoshi Komatsu,1 Shigeharu Uchiyama,1 Hiroyuki Kato11Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Showa Inan General Hospital, Komagane, 3Center of Osteoporosis and Spinal Disorders, Kamimura Clinic, Matsumoto, 4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Azumi General Hospital, Azumino, JapanAbstract: The syndrome of pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis is a rare disorder whose precise etiology and treatment are largely unknown. We herein report two such cases occurring in the early postpartum period that led to multiple fragility compression fractures. Combination therapy of vitamin D and vitamin K enabled a marked gradual increase in bone mineral density.Keywords: fracture, vitamin D, vitamin K, bone mineral density
- Subjects :
- Therapeutics. Pharmacology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1178203X
- Volume :
- 2015
- Issue :
- default
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.278080f62547414984a4fac917c9a541
- Document Type :
- article