Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 376-382 , March 2006

Osteoporosis in Adults With Meningomyelocele: An Unrecognized Problem at Rehabilitation Clinics

Presented in part to the VIII Congress of Nordic Medical Society of Paraplegia, September 4−7, 2003, Helsinki, Finland.

  • Kirsi M. Valtonen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kirsi M. Valtonen, MD, Härkävaljakontie 5 B 1, FI-00750 Helsinki, Finland. Reprints are not available from the authors.
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  • Lars-Åke Goksör, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Olof Jonsson, MD, DMedSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Dan Mellström, MD, DMedSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Hannu T. Alaranta, MD, DMedSc

      Affiliations

    • Käpylä Rehabilitation Centre, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Eira R. Viikari-Juntura, MD, DMedSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

,Accepted 1 November 2005.

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    Medians (bold lines) with lower and upper quartiles (lower and upper edge of boxes) and range (whiskers) for T scores of BMD. *Extreme value (ie, a value more than 3 interquartile ranges from the uppe

    Medians (bold lines) with lower and upper quartiles (lower and upper edge of boxes) and range (whiskers) for T scores of BMD. *Extreme value (ie, a value more than 3 interquartile ranges from the upper or lower edge of the box) in 1 subject.

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    Mean BMD ± SD (in g/cm2) at various locations according to ambulatory status and presence of other medical risk factors for osteoporosis (ie, urinary diversion, renal insufficiency, medication for epi

    Mean BMD ± SD (in g/cm2) at various locations according to ambulatory status and presence of other medical risk factors for osteoporosis (ie, urinary diversion, renal insufficiency, medication for epilepsy, oral cortisone treatment for >3mo, diagnosis of Down syndrome). (A) Femoral neck, (B) trochanteric region of the hip, (C) total hip, (D) L1 vertebra, and (E) forearm.

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PII: S0003-9993(05)01382-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.11.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 376-382 , March 2006

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