title: Bone cement and the liver. A dose-related effect?
abstract: The serum liver enzyme levels of 40 consecutive patients before and after cemented hip replacement were compared with a control group having operation without use of cement. Serum gammaglutamyl transferase (SGGT) was abnormally raised, for more than four days, in 12 of the 40 patients (32%) in whom bone cement was used, compared with one of the 36 control patients. The changes in SGGT levels after operation correlated with the weight of cement used (r = 0.66, p less than 0.001), but there was return to normal levels in all patients. A temporary dose-related effect of bone cement on liver function is demonstrated.
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D001663:Bilirubin