Possible Way to Reduce Fracture Rates in Patients With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury?

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• 作者：Claudia Nassaralla ; PhD ; MD^a ; Kenneth W. Lyles ; MD^a ; ^b ; ^{Lyles002@mc.duke.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Osteoporosis ; Spinal cord injury ; Rehabilitation ; Thiazides
• 刊名：Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：June 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：95
• 期：6
• 页码：1021-1022
• 全文大小：151 K

文摘

Lower extremity fractures in men with spinal cord injury (SCI) are a major problem. The use of thiazide diuretics, a simple and safe intervention, may be effective in reducing the risk of fracture in patients with traumatic SCI. Furthermore, thiazide diuretics have an added benefit of reducing kidney stone formation.