Changes in the supporting muscles of the fractured hip in elderly women

There is little information concerning the changes in the muscles supporting the fractured hip joint. Morphologic and histochemical examinations of biopsy specimen from the middle gluteal muscles were performed at surgery in 42 elderly women with hip fracture caused by a fall. On the basis of serum...

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Published in:Bone (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2002, Vol.30 (1), p.325-330
Main Authors: SATO, Y, INOSE, M, HIGUCHI, I, HIGUCHI, F, KONDO, I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
Osteoarticular system. Muscles
Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques
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Summary:There is little information concerning the changes in the muscles supporting the fractured hip joint. Morphologic and histochemical examinations of biopsy specimen from the middle gluteal muscles were performed at surgery in 42 elderly women with hip fracture caused by a fall. On the basis of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) concentration, the patients were divided into a sufficient group (25-OHD concentration >39 nmol/L, N = 20) and a deficient group (25-OHD concentration
ISSN:8756-3282
1873-2763
DOI:10.1016/S8756-3282(01)00645-7