Serum Copper Levels in Elderly Patients with Femoral-neck Fractures
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Age and Ageing
- Vol. 19 (3) , 212-214
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/19.3.212
Abstract
The serum copper levels of 46 elderly patients with fractures of the femoral neck were assayed and found to be significantly lower than those of a group of controls matched for age and sex. These findings are consistent with nutritional copper deficiency which may contribute to the development of fractures by reducing bone strength.Keywords
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