[Lower limb arteriopathy and male osteoporosis].
There are close links between bone metabolism and bone circulation. Osteoblasts are derived from the walls of the venous sinuses. As shown by Burkardt, osteoporosis is accompanied by a decrease in the number of intra-osseous capillaries, and intra-osseous arterioles may be the site of arteriosclerosis lesions. In order to determine the existence of a possible link between arteriosclerosis and male osteoporosis, the etiology of which is often poorly defined, the authors studied phosphorus-calcium balance, X-rays of the spine, and bone density of the spine and the femoral neck in 17 male arterial disease sufferers with a mean age of 61 and at Leriche stage 2, 3 or 4. These 17 patients were compared with 15 age-paired controls. Wedge fractures, absent in the control group, were seen in 9 of the 17 patients. Bone mineral content in the femoral neck was significantly reduced in the arterial disease group.
Laroche
M
M
Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse.
Puech
J L
JL
Pouillès
J M
JM
Arlet
J
J
Boccalon
H
H
Puel
P
P
Mazières
B
B
Arlet
P
P
Ribot
C
C
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism; D001775:Blood Circulation; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D012737:Sex Factors; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism
D010758:Phosphorus; D002118:Calcium
Artériopathie des membres inférieurs et ostéoporose masculine.