title: [Osteoporosis associated with spinal cord lesion].
abstract: One of the complications caused by spinal lesion is osteoporosis which development is induced by lesion itself, and its mechanism is not explained enough. Risk factor of this kind of osteoporosis is fracture which management is difficult and is cause of further complications which aggravate already damaged quality of life of patients with spinal cord injury, and demand additional health insurance expenses. Importance of prevention and treatment of spinal cord injury induced osteoporosis is enlightened by case report.
authors.affiliation: Institut za fizijatriju i rehabilitaciju, Klinicki centar Univerziteta u Sarajevu, Bosna i Hercegovina. gashasar@bih.net.ba
authors.forename: Ksenija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miladinović
authors.forename: Narcisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vavra-Hadziahmetović
authors.forename: Mirsad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muftić
authors.forename: Slavica
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakota
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology