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2007 Osteoporotic Unstable Scoliosis In Lumbar Spine

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Description: Takahiro Iizuka, S. Yamada: Osteoporotic Unstable Scoliosis In Lumbar Spine Associated With Progressive Hemi-Vertebral Compression Fractures Following Long -Term Glucocortisone Therapy. The Internet Journal of Spine Surgery. 2007. Volume 3 Number 1.
We report a complication caused by progressive hemi-vertebral compression fractures associated with steroid induced osteoporosis. Loss of spinal balance would accelerate the progressive compression fractures because of the fragility of spinal column. It is important to reconstruct the spinal alignment and to medicate the osteoporosis itself.

Type: Case Study
Author/Contact: IIzuka et al
Institution: IJSS
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Language: English

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Added: Sun Jul 29 2007