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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

Figure

Figure 1.
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.

Table

Table 1. Nine Cases of Patients With Long-Term Tocolysis of MgSO4
 
No.Age (years)BMI (kg/m2)Gravida (times)Para (times)Prenatal smokingHospitalization (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.
12018.410-44371,26062-
23622.521Before pregnancy97853,75667+
33418.110-71582,48473-
42720.810Before pregnancy63361,46475-
54121.430-63572,55684-
63020.921-281333687-
72821.921-331416889-
82725.410-111145691-
92719.910Before pregnancy71311,48899-