Comparison in bone turnover markers during early healing of femoral neck fracture and trochanteric fracture in elderly patients

Healing of fractures is different for each bone and bone turnover markers may reflect the fracture healing process. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristic changes in bone turnover markers during the fracture healing process. The subjects were consecutive patients with femoral...

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Main Authors: Shota Ikegami, Mikio Kamimura, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Takahara, Hiroyuki Hashidate, Shigeharu Uchiyama, Hiroyuki Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2009-10-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/215