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Transient osteoporosis of the hip: successful response to deflazacort
L Carmona-Ortells1, I Carvajal-Méndez, J A García-Vadillo
1Rheumatology Department, Hospital de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
|September 1, 1995
Abstract:
Transient osteoporosis of the hip (TOH) is an uncommon condition with a poorly defined aetiology. Despite its benign prognosis, its long clinical course causes a prolonged period of functional disability in middle-aged patients. We describe two patients with TOH who showed a rapid response to deflazacort, a bone-sparing corticoid. Deflazacort may become a useful tool to shorten the otherwise lengthy recovery period of TOH.