[Post-partum transient osteoporosis of the hip causing pain]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2014 Jul 14;176(29):V08130508.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Transient osteoporosis of the hip (TOH) affects pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Magnetic resonance imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and shows a pattern of bone marrow oedema. We report a case of TOH post-partum with involvement of both hips in a 34-year-old woman. She was known with undifferentiated spondyloartritis since 2004, which posed a diagnostic challenge. The reported patient was treated conservatively avoiding lactation, weight bearing activities, increased intake of calcium and vitamin D and recovered without further medical treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow Diseases / diagnosis
  • Bone Marrow Diseases / drug therapy
  • Edema / diagnosis
  • Edema / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Hip Joint / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Osteoporosis / complications
  • Osteoporosis / diagnosis*
  • Osteoporosis / drug therapy
  • Pelvic Pain / etiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Third