Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Sum maryObjective: The aim of this study was to identify the ones with osteoporosis (OP) in elderly patients presenting with musculoskeletal complaints and to evaluate the distribution of region of pain and the medications used for the musculoskeletal disease(s) in these patients.Materials and Methods: 1141 elderly patients who were consecutively admitted to the outpatient clinics in nine different provinces were screened for the diagnosis of OP.Age, gender, complaints, diagnosis and current medications related to musculoskeletal system disorder(s) were recorded.Results: 382 elderly (341 female, 41 male) with a mean age of 71.9±5.3 years had the diagnosis of OP.Low (54.5%) and upper back (39.6%)pain were the most common complaints in both sexes.These were followed by knee, hip, cervical and shoulder pain, respectively.Osteoarthritis (36%), lumbar (21%) and cervical spondylosis/stenosis (10%) were the most common musculoskeletal diseases accompanying OP.The mean number of drugs used was 3.0±1.2.The most commonly Özet Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı kas iskelet sistemi (KİS) yakınması ile başvuran yaşlı hastalar içerisinden osteoporozu (OP) olanları belirlemek, bu hastaların ağrıyan bölgelerinin dağılımını ve KİS hastalıklarına yönelik kullandıkları ilaçları değerlendirmektir.Gereç ve Yöntem: Dokuz farklı şehirdeki polikliniklere ardı sıra başvuran 1141 hasta OP tanısına yönelik olarak tarandı.Hastaların yaşları, cinsiyetleri, kas iskelet sistemine dair başvuru yakınmaları, tanıları ve ilaç kullanımları kaydedildi.
DOI: 10.4274/tftr.04706
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Language: Turkish
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4232306105