| pubmed-article:8124284 | pubmed:abstractText | A 62 year old male developed transient osteoporosis algodystrophy successively in several sites of the lower limbs (8 episodes of involvement of one or two sites over an 8-year period) three years after surgery for a chromophobic pituitary adenoma. Two stress fractures developed, during the sixth and seventh years, respectively, in bones previously affected by osteoporosis. A biopsy specimen from the distal tibia showed thin bone trabeculae and reduced cellular activity. The only etiologic factor was the patient's psychological profile characterized by anxiety and introversion. | lld:pubmed |
