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JRPMS Vol 2, No 1, March 2018, p.18-21

doi: 10.22540/JRPMS-02-018

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Case Report Article

Bilateral transient osteoporosis of the knees during pregnancy. A case report and review of the literature

Nikolaos Milonas1, Panagiotis Touzopoulos1, Christos P. Zafeiris2, Nikolaos Papantoniou1, Eufrosini Koutsoubeli3, Athanasios Chatzigiannakis1

  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, "KAT" Accident’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
  3. General Surgery Unit, "KAT" Accident’s Hospital, Athens, Greece

Keywords: Transient osteoporosis, Knee, Pregnancy

Abstract

Transient osteoporosis is a rare self-limited condition that affects mostly middle-aged men or women in the third trimester of pregnancy. The most commonly affected joint is the hip, while bilateral involvement of the knees is extremely rare. Complete resolution of symptoms and MRI findings occurs over 8 to 10 months after clinical onset. We present a case of a 40-year-old woman diagnosed with bilateral transient osteoporosis of the knees, in the early postpartum period treated for 6 months with calcitonin, analgesics and physiotherapy.