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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Suggest Treatment For Severe Osteoporosis

My Mom is 87 almost 88 and has two breaks at C1 and C2 in her neck from a fall this past Jan. They are not healing after being in a cervical brace for 5 months and told they will never heal and advised to get cervical spinal fusion. She has many health conditions such as Severe Osteoporosis and takes Reclast and us to take Boniva. She had rheumatoid arthritis her while adult live, and fell 2 years ago and broke her hip which was surgically repaired with plate and pins, then fell again and broke her pelvis and 3 ribs just a year ago. She recovered from all that and now facing surgery again if she doesn t want to where a cervical brace the rest of her life. My question is, based on the little information I provided, would you recommend surgery for her considering all the risks involved?
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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Hello.Despite age and other risk factors, I would recommend the surgery, the benefits outweigh the risks.When on a vertebral fracture conservative treatment (orthopedic .....) is not effective, surgery is the only solution.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Osteoporosis

Hello.Despite age and other risk factors, I would recommend the surgery, the benefits outweigh the risks.When on a vertebral fracture conservative treatment (orthopedic .....) is not effective, surgery is the only solution. I wish you good health. (if the answer has helped you,please indicate this).