Pulmonary rehabilitation for restrictive lung impairment secondary to osteoporotic sternal fracture: a case report.
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Abstract
We report a case of a spontaneous sternal fracture secondary to idiopathic osteoporosis in a man in his late forties. His restrictive lung disorder from thoracic kyphoscoliosis was exacerbated by surgery to repair the sternal fracture. Inpatient cardiopulmonary rehabilitation helped this patient regain independence in functional status and ambulation after repair of the fractured sternum.
Medical subject headings
- Fractures, Spontaneous
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Sternum
Anatomy
- thoracic spine