title: Serum somatomedin activity following adult tibial shaft fractures.
abstract: Serum somatomedin (SM) activity was measured serially in 27 adults with closed tibial shaft fractures. SM activity was found to be normal in all but one specimen. The results indicate that SM activity does not reflect severity of trauma or the ability to heal on time in these fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Oni
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brenkel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valance
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gregg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000097:blood* / Q000145:classification; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D013002:Somatomedins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I