EFFECT OF FRACTURES ON THE SERUM LEVELS OF CROSS-LINKED COLLAGEN N-TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE (NTX) IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOPOROSIS

In order to investigate the effect of fractures on the serum levels of cross-linked collagen N-terminal telopeptide (NTX) in patients with osteoporosis, serum levels of NTX in the patients who were treated with total knee arthroplasty were analyzed as a fracture model. The results showed that the se...

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Published inJapanese Journal of National Medical Services Vol. 59; no. 11; pp. 604 - 607
Main Authors TANAKA, Takaaki, KUMAGAE, Yoshio, SAITO, Mitsuru, HAZAMA, Hiromichi, MOROHASHI, Masayuki, HATTORI, Hidekazu, UENO, Hiroshi, HARADA, Atsushi
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japanese Society of National Medical Services 2005
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fracture
NTX
osteoporosis
serum levels of NTX
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Summary:In order to investigate the effect of fractures on the serum levels of cross-linked collagen N-terminal telopeptide (NTX) in patients with osteoporosis, serum levels of NTX in the patients who were treated with total knee arthroplasty were analyzed as a fracture model. The results showed that the serum levels of NTX in most of the patients peaked 3 to 4 weeks after surgery, and returned to the levels before surgery at 6 months. These results suggest that the effect of fractures on the serum levels of NTX may show up 3 to 4 weeks after fractures in patients with osteoporosis.
ISSN:0021-1699
1884-8729
DOI:10.11261/iryo1946.59.604