title: [Thoracic kyphotic deformity impairs QOL of osteoporotic patients].
abstract: Severe osteoporotic patients likely to have multiple spinal compression fractures, resulting in spinal kyphotic deformity. We compared the QOL of osteoporotic patients between the patients with and without thoracic kyphosis using the questionnaire of the Japanese Bone and Mineral Society for osteoporotic patients (1999 version). The patients with thoracic kyphosis, whose thoracic kyphotic angles were over than 45 degrees, complained low back pain, disturbance of activity of daily living, anxiety about falling, and dissatisfaction with their posture. We have to concern about the QOL and take care of psychological aspects of osteoporotic patients with spinal deformity as well as low back pain.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Minato