The concentrations of bone calcium, phosphorus and trace metal elements in elderly patients with intertrochanteric hip fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Trace metal elements may play a crucial role in bone mineralization and metabolism. However, the quantification of trace element concentrations in human bone tissue has received little attention.

Materials and methods

Bone tissue samples were collected from 55 elderly patients (15 males and 40 females) with intertrochanteric hip fractures. The calcium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, copper, and zinc concentrations in the cortical bone zone, cancellous bone zone, and junction zone between cortical and cancellous bone were determined by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDX). The differences in trace element concentrations in the three regions were compared, and the correlation between gender and bone trace element contents of the bones was analyzed using the Kr

SUBMITTER: Lin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793898 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature