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Case Study 5: Acute Back Pain%u2022 70-year-old femalePatient:%u2022 Severe lower back pain after bending, history of osteoporosisPresentation:%u2022 Calcium supplements, Vitamin DMedications:%u2022 Vertebral Compression FractureClincher:%u2022 Acute onset back pain in osteoporotic patient suggests fracture%u2022 Age and sex increase risk of osteoporosis-related fractures%u2022 Mechanism of injury (bending) common in compression fracturesRationale:
