Bone mineral content in women with Colles' fracture: effect of calcium supplementation.

Abstract

The effect of dietary calcium supplementation on bone mineral content was studied in 40 postmenopausal women with Colles' fracture. The participants were divided into two groups which were given either placebo or 1 g of calcium per day. The bone mineral content of the femur was determined before and after 1 year of medication. Women with Colles' fracture were found to have the same mineral content in the femur as age-matched controls without fractures. Calcium supplementation had no significant effect on the bone mineral content.

• Authors: B Lamke, H E Sjöberg, M Sylvén
• Journal: Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica (Acta Orthop Scand) Vol. 49 Issue 2 Pg. 143-6 (Apr 1978) ISSN: 0001-6470 [Print] England
• PMID: 354312 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Calcium, Dietary
• Minerals
• Placebos

Topics

• Calcium, Dietary (administration & dosage)
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Colles' Fracture (metabolism)
• Female
• Femur (diagnostic imaging)
• Femur Neck (diagnostic imaging)
• Humans
• Menopause
• Middle Aged
• Minerals (analysis)
• Osteoporosis (prevention & control)
• Placebos
• Radiography
• Radius Fractures (metabolism)