What is the impact on work of osteoporotic fractures in active patients? A retrospective fracture-liaison-service study-Optiwork 1.

Purpose: Osteoporotic fractures have economic consequences and can alter the quality of life. Nevertheless, the direct impact on work has been infrequently reported. Our objective was to estimate the proportion of working patients resuming paid employment within the 3 months following an osteoporotic fracture, and to assess the consequences on their productivity and quality of life.

[Cervicobrachial neuralgia: frequent and sometimes very painful].

Cervicobrachial neuralgia. Cervicobrachial neuralgia is a common reason of rheumatologist consultation. It can be defined as cervicalgia associated with radicular pain of the upper limb, caused by a nerve compression.

[Diagnostic brought in lomboradicular pain in the lower limbs].

Diagnostic brought in lomboradicular pain in the lower limbs. Lower limbs radicular pain are frequent. Most of them are caused by lumbar disc herniation or osteoarthritis spinal stenosis.