Prognostic indicators in tibial shaft fractures: serum creatinine kinase activity

Serum creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) levels were measured serially in 50 adults with closed tibial shaft fractures. CPK activity increased significantly after fracture (p less than 0.001). High energy and slowly healing fractures had significantly higher levels than low energy and normally healing f...

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Published inJournal of orthopaedic trauma Vol. 3; no. 4; p. 345
Main Authors Oni, O O, Fenton, A, Iqbal, S J, Gregg, P J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1989
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers - blood
Creatine Kinase - blood
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Radiography
Tibial Fractures - blood
Tibial Fractures - diagnostic imaging
Tibial Fractures - physiopathology
Wound Healing
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Summary:Serum creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) levels were measured serially in 50 adults with closed tibial shaft fractures. CPK activity increased significantly after fracture (p less than 0.001). High energy and slowly healing fractures had significantly higher levels than low energy and normally healing fractures, respectively. Thus, CPK determinations could be used to assess the severity of trauma and possibly prognosis in tibial shaft fractures.
ISSN:0890-5339
DOI:10.1097/00005131-198912000-00015