Disrupted Bone Metabolism in Long-Term Bedridden Patients.

BACKGROUND:Bedridden patients are at risk of osteoporosis and fractures, although the long-term bone metabolic processes in these patients are poorly understood. Therefore, we aimed to determine how long-term bed confinement affects bone metabolism. METHODS:This study included 36 patients who had be...

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Main Authors: Keiko Eimori, Naoto Endo, Seiji Uchiyama, Yoshinori Takahashi, Hiroyuki Kawashima, Kei Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4898699?pdf=render