title: Transient regional and migratory osteoporosis. A possible neural mechanism.
abstract: Transient osteoporosis of the hip is a rapidly developing painful osteoporosis of benign nature and as yet unexplained pathophysiology. We add 5 new cases of transient osteoporosis, 4 of which are regional and 1 migratory, to 70 cases abstracted from the literature. Our review of the literature confirmed that there are two major subgroups of transient osteoporosis: regional and migratory. Two of our cases exhibited abnormal neurological findings. A possible neural mechanism related to regional osteoporosis should be further explored by a meticulous neurological and electrophysiological workup of such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Klier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zoldan
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yosipovitch
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gadoth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors