[Osteoporotic fractures of the spine in elderly women. Risk factors, inducing factors and course].
Forty-seven women with osteoporotic fractures of the spine were examined consecutively. The age range was 64-91 years with a median of 77 years. Risk factors for osteoporosis such as induced menopause or gastric resection were not present. Four patients had had rheumatoid arthritis. 19% had been treated with glucocorticoid. Only one patient had received long-term oestrogen treatment. The patients had been physically very active at a younger age and 91% had been occupationally employed. The symptoms frequently commenced with a fall or strain by lifting at home. The average period of hospitalization was 22 days. Thirty-four patients were followed-up after 6-12 months. All of them experienced pain and 74% still took analgesics. Fifteen out of the 19 patients who had been fitted with a supportive corset still employed this.
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Bispebjerg Hospital, København, reumatologisk afdeling H.
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Kryger
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
Osteoporotisk fraktur i columna hos aeldre kvinder. Risikofaktorer, udløsende faktorer og forløb.