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Possible way to reduce fracture rates in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury?
Claudia Nassaralla1, Kenneth W Lyles2
1Duke University, and VA Medical Centers, Durham, NC.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
|May 28, 2014
Abstract:
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.
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