Bone Loss During the Acute Stage Following Burn Injury: Is It Local or Systemic?
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2018Yazar
Leblebici, Ummuhan Berrin
Analan, P.D
Adam, M.
Saritürk, C.
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Objective: To examine post-burn bone loss and determine whether it was local or diffuse.
Methods: Thirty-six patients with burn injuries were investigated, and the total body surface area of the burns and their locations were recorded. The bone mineral densities of the lumbar 1-4 vertebrae, bilateral distal forearm, and bilateral proximal femur of the patients were recorded, and these were compared with the measurements of the non-burnt extremity.
Results: No statistically significant correlations existed among the total body surface area of the burns, their severity and the z-scores. In addition, when comparing the z-scores of the burnt extremity with those of the non-burnt extremity, no statistically significant difference was found (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: In this study, a remarkable decrease in bone mass occurred during the second month following the burn injuries. The post-burn bone loss could not be correlated with the severity of the burns, but these injuries caused systemic bone loss.
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https://www.mona.uwi.edu/fms/wimj/system/files/article_pdfs/wimj-iss3-2018_229_232.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/3090