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Case Reports
. 2005 Jul;86(7):1487-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.09.034.

Pulmonary rehabilitation for restrictive lung impairment secondary to osteoporotic sternal fracture: a case report

Mark Ragucci  1 , Alan Vainrib
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Pulmonary rehabilitation for restrictive lung impairment secondary to osteoporotic sternal fracture: a case report

Mark Ragucci et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Jul.

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.

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