Open AccessReliability of parathyroid hormone measurements in the period immediately following hip fracture
Author(s) -
Antony Johansen,
Mike Stone,
M. S. O'Mahony,
HELEN WESTLAKE,
J S Woodhead,
KEN W. WOODHOUSE
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/26.3.175
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , parathyroid hormone , surgery , osteoporosis , calcium
As it is unclear whether parathyroid hormone (PTH) measurements performed immediately after hip fracture are reliable indicators of pre-fracture metabolic status, we set out to define how PTH levels are affected by hip fracture and its surgical repair.
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