Changes of bone turnover markers after elderly hip fracture surgery

ConclusionsBTMs reached the peak level in 30 –60 days after surgery, P1NP showed less than 4 times elevation, and CTX and OC had less than 2 times rise. It was not necessary to take gender into account when observing P1NP, and it was not necessary to take fracture and operation type into account when observing CTX and OC.
Source: Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research