Pulmonary rehabilitation for restrictive lung impairment secondary to osteoporotic sternal fracture: a case report.
We report a case of a spontaneous sternal fracture secondary to idiopathic osteoporosis in a man in his late forties. His restrictive lung disorder from thoracic kyphoscoliosis was exacerbated by surgery to repair the sternal fracture. Inpatient cardiopulmonary rehabilitation helped this patient regain independence in functional status and ambulation after repair of the fractured sternum.
Rusk Institute, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, new York University Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA. DrGucciDO@aol.com
Mark
M
Ragucci
Alan
A
Vainrib
D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology