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Histomorphometric bone assessment in patients with fracture of the proximal end of the femur

Caio Gonçalves de Souza; Márcio Passini Gonçalves de Souza; Vanda Jorgetti; Luciene Machado dos Reis · 2015 · Acta Ortopédica Brasileira

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is a difference on the bone architecture in patients with femoral neck fracture compared to patients with intertrochanteric fractures and assess the importance of aging on bone microarchitecture in patients with proximal femoral fracture.METHODS: Biopsy of the iliac crest was made in seventeen patients between 55 and 90 years old who were admitted to the emergency room with fractures of the proximal end of the femur. After a small fragment was removed, we made a histomorphometric analysis of it.RESULTS: There was no significant difference between patients

Abstract by Caio Gonçalves de Souza; Márcio Passini Gonçalves de Souza; Vanda Jorgetti; Luciene Machado dos Reis, Acta Ortopédica Brasileira (2015) — licensed CC BY 4.0.

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