A Unique Case of Pregnancy and Lactation Associated Osteoporosis Presenting with a Clavicular Fracture: A Mini-Review of the Literature

Abstract

Numerous cases of fragility fractures have been reported in young females in the clinical setting of pregnancy and/ or lactation, otherwise known as pregnancy and lactation associated osteoporosis (PLAO). The fractures reported in PLAO most commonly affect the vertebrae or hip. We present a case of PLAO and discuss its implications in a postpartum patient who suffered multiple atraumatic fractures involving her vertebrae, clavicle, rib, and pelvic rami while breastfeeding. This unique combination of fractures to our knowledge has not been reported in the. literature previously.