Testosterone and Vitamin D Deficiency as Risk Factors for Hip Fracture Elderly Male Patients: Time for Vitamin D and Testosterone Replacement

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  • Mariam El-Magbri
  • Taha El-Magbri
  • H. Grimes
  • Awad Magbri
چکیده

Twenty eight male patients with non-pathological fracture neck of femur (FNOF), age range 6189 years, mean age 74.4 years, presented for surgery for fracture neck of femur to Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway Ireland and 28 age and sex matched control patients, age range 60-85 years, mean age 72.4 years who were admitted to the medical ward for chest pain were included in the study. Following a formal written consent blood were collected for CBC, CMP, and total and free testosterone levels, LH, Estradilol, total 25OHD and 1,25(OH)2D, and PTH levels pre-operatively. Bone mineral density was done within 7 days of the incident fracture on the patients and the control groups. The study is approved by the

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تاریخ انتشار 2016