Changes in bone-mass after tibial shaft fracture.
We studied 20 patients who had suffered tibial shaft fractures 30 months previously. The bone-mineral content in diaphyseal and metaphyseal bone of the femur and tibia was determined by photon absorptiometry. There was a moderate, but significant, deficit of bone-mineral in metaphyseal bone at the knee and distal tibia. This loss was, however, far smaller than that previously reported. Persisting bone-mineral changes in diaphyseal bone were insignificant except in the fracture area where there was a 28 per cent increase. This may indicate that bone may, under some circumstances, locally increase in strength after remodelling of the fracture.
Finsen
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Department of Orthopedics, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway.
Haave
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*
D008903:Minerals