Comparison of bone tissue trace-element concentrations and mineral density in osteoporotic femoral neck fractures and osteoarthritis


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Karaaslan F., Mutlu M., Mermerkaya M. U., Karaoglu S., SAÇMACI Ş., KARTAL Ş.

CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING, cilt.9, ss.1375-1382, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

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Purpose: This study examined the role of trace elements in osteoporosis by comparing the trace-element concentrations in bone and the radiographic bone density and bone mineral density (BMD) of patients with osteoporotic femur fractures and osteoarthritis.