Abstract
Postpartum spinal osteoporosis (PPSO) is a rare condition characterized by osteoporosis associated with pregnancy. The most common symptoms are low back pain and loss of height due to vertebral compression fractures. It is observed in the last trimester of pregnancy or subsequent to delivery. Herein; we report 2 cases of PPSO who presented with low back pain in the postpartum period, aiming to draw attention to this unusual cause of low back pain. (Turk J Rheumatol 2010; 25: 47-9)
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Archives of Rheumatology
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Volume 25 · Issue 1
Pages
047-049
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Published Online
January 31, 2010
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Berrin Gündüz
Sağlık Bakanlığı İstanbul Fizik Tedavi Rehabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 1. Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, İstanbul, Turkey
Belgin Erhan
Sağlık Bakanlığı İstanbul Fizik Tedavi Rehabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 1. Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, İstanbul, Turkey
Merih Sarıdoğan
İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Turkey
Nurgül Elbaşı
Bayrampaşa Belediyesi Rehabilitasyon Merkezi, İstanbul, Turkey
Huri Özdoğan
İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Romatoloji Bilim Dalı, İstanbul, Turkey
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Berrin Gündüz, Belgin Erhan, Merih Sarıdoğan, Nurgül Elbaşı, & Huri Özdoğan. (2010). Postpartum Spinal Osteoporosis: An Unusual Cause of Low Back Pain. Archives of Rheumatology, 25(1), 047–049. https://doi.org/10.46497/tjr.2010.10
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