A Case Report on Pelvic Fracture Accompanied with Osteoporosis Improved by Conservative Treatment

골다공증을 동반한 골반 골절환자의 보존적 치료에 대한 증례

  • Moon, Su-Jeong (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-kwang University) ;
  • Lee, Eu-Gene (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-kwang University) ;
  • Ko, Youn-Seok (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-kwang University) ;
  • Song, Yong-Sun (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-kwang University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Han (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-kwang University)
  • 문수정 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 이유진 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 고연석 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 송용선 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 이정한 (원광대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실)
  • Published : 2010.06.30

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study is to report the effectiveness of conservative treatment on pelvic fracture accompanied with osteoporosis. Methods: A female patient, 68 years old, who were diagnosed as right iliac wing fracture with osteoporosis by X-ray, bone scan and bone densitometry, were treated with conservative treatment. We evaluated the effectiveness by checking Visual Analog Scale(VAS), Oswestry Disability Index(ODI) and 3D computed tomography. Results: The symptoms of the patient got improved and the 3D computed tomography image showed the fracture were healing. Conclusions: Conservative oriental treatment can be effectively used for a patient with iliac wing fracture and osteoporosis.

본 증례는 골절 치유 과정에서 치유기간의 연장을 가져올 수 있는 심한 골다공증에 이환된 환자에게 약한 충격으로 야기된 골반골절 환자에 대하여 침상 안정과 함께 침구 및 부항치료, 약침치료, 한약물치료를 실시하여, 환자가 느끼는 통증 정도를 측정하는 VAS 및 일상 생활 장애의 정도를 반영하는 ODI의 감소, 3차원 전산화단층촬영 상 골절 치유라는 결과를 얻었기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

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