Summary
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.
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La teneur de l'os en minéraux a été mesurée au niveau des deux avant-bras chez 34 hommes victimes d'une fracture de l'extrémité supérieure du fémur, ce qui a permis de mettre en évidence une réduction de 10 à 13% par rapport à la normale. Les sujets alcooliques et ceux qui avaient subi une gastrectomie ne différaient pas des autres de façon significative. Dans une étude parallèle faite sur des patients de sexe féminin la réduction de la teneur osseuse en minéraux était moindre et à peine mesurable.
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Johnell, O., Nilsson, B.E. Bone mineral content in men with fractures of the upper end of the femur. International Orthopaedics 7, 229–231 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266832
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