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Plasma homocysteine level is a risk factor for osteoporotic fractures in elderly patients

OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship of plasma homocysteine (Hcy), bone turnover biomarkers (BTB), and bone mineral density (BMD) with osteoporotic fracture (OPF) in elderly people. METHODS: Eighty-two patients (aged 65 years or older) admitted to our orthopedics department between October 2014 and...

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Autores principales: Zhu, Yuefeng, Shen, Jie, Cheng, Qun, Fan, Yongqian, Lin, Weilong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27574411
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S107868