title: Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis is an uncommon condition that has few case reports in the literature. Reported series indicate that it is a condition classically accompanying vertebral and metaphyseal fractures during the immediate pre-puberty years but that seems to develop naturally during puberty. Current clinical treatment is complicated because of lack of understanding on the origins of Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 13-year-old female patient with no former complaints had pain in her left hip while walking 2 years ago. Excluding the secondary osteoporosis reasons, the patient was diagnosed with Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis and after the medical treatment she was followed-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patient was subjected to a rehabilitation program for muscle weakness. She had difficulty in walking as a result of prolonged immobilization. At the end of a two-year treatment, significant improvement was achieved in muscle strength in the extremities, walking distance, and posture.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With this report, we would like to raise awareness about a possible association of persistent fractures with this rare metabolic disorder, Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis, which should be included in differential diagnosis of patients with persistent appendicular skeleton fractures.
authors.affiliation: Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Mugla, Turkey. Electronic address: ahmetimerci@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imerci
authors.affiliation: Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Mugla, Turkey. Electronic address: umutcanbek@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Umut
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Canbek
authors.affiliation: Department Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Erzurum Regional Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haghari
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bodrum Acibadem Hospital, Mugla, Turkey. Electronic address: leventsurer@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sürer
authors.affiliation: Department Of Neurology, Erzurum Regional Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey. Electronic address: mugekocak@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Muge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kocak
keywords: Fracture; Osteoporosis; Treatment