title: Bone mineral content in men with fractures of the upper end of the femur.
abstract: The bone mineral content in both forearms was measured in 34 men who had sustained fractures of the upper end of the femur and a 10-13% reduction from normal was found. Those men who were alcoholics or who had undergone gastric resection did not differ significantly from the remainder. In a parallel study in women the reduction of bone mineral mass was less and was scarcely detectable.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000378:metabolism; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals