Figure 1. The anterior lumbar spine imaging sites in young adult mean (YAM) are L1 to L4. The seventh and 12th thoracic vertebrae showed T1 low signal and T2 high signal for compression fracture. (a) T1-weighted image. (b) T2-weighted image.
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Case Report
Volume 13, Number 2, February 2022, pages 47-50
Long-Term Tocolysis With Magnesium Sulfate as a Risk Factor for Low Bone Mass: A Case Series
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Table
| No. | Age (years) | BMI (kg/m2) | Gravida (times) | Para (times) | Prenatal smoking | Hospitalization (days) | Use days of MgSO4 (days) | Accumulated dose of MgSO4 (g) | YAM (%) | Bone fracture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI: body mass index; MgSO4: magnesium sulfate; YAM: young adult mean. | ||||||||||
| 1 | 20 | 18.4 | 1 | 0 | - | 44 | 37 | 1,260 | 62 | - |
| 2 | 36 | 22.5 | 2 | 1 | Before pregnancy | 97 | 85 | 3,756 | 67 | + |
| 3 | 34 | 18.1 | 1 | 0 | - | 71 | 58 | 2,484 | 73 | - |
| 4 | 27 | 20.8 | 1 | 0 | Before pregnancy | 63 | 36 | 1,464 | 75 | - |
| 5 | 41 | 21.4 | 3 | 0 | - | 63 | 57 | 2,556 | 84 | - |
| 6 | 30 | 20.9 | 2 | 1 | - | 28 | 13 | 336 | 87 | - |
| 7 | 28 | 21.9 | 2 | 1 | - | 33 | 14 | 168 | 89 | - |
| 8 | 27 | 25.4 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 11 | 456 | 91 | - |
| 9 | 27 | 19.9 | 1 | 0 | Before pregnancy | 71 | 31 | 1,488 | 99 | - |