title: [is there an osteomalacia component in femur neck fractures?].
abstract: In 29 patients with fractures of the femoral neck (group A) and 22 patients operated on for osteoarthritis of the hip (group) B), plasma levels of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OH-D3) were compared with the results of histological bone tests. A third group of 19 patients at the Geriatric hospital served as a control in this age group for 25-OH-D3 values (group C). The average level of 25-OH-D3 was 9.64 +/- 5.8 micrograms/l in group A and 13.25 +/- 7.6 micrograms/l in group B. This difference is not significant. On the other hand, the difference between groups B and C (9.31 +/- 4.04) is significant (2 p less than 0.05). Evaluation of the histological sections did not reveal evidence of osteomalacia. Generally speaking, the levels of plasma 25-OH-D3 in these patients were low, but without signs of osteomalacia on histological evaluation.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000473:pathology; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000150:complications*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D010710:Phosphates; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: Y a-t-il une composante ostéomalacique dans les fractures du col du fémur?