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Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2003;27(6):894-898.
The Changes of Markers of Bone Metabolism and Bone Mineral Densities in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury.
Lee, Sang Oh , Chung, Jae Seok , Koh, Jae Hyun , Yoon, Soo Yon , Kim, Soo A , Lee, Yang Gyun
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Korea, schpmr@dreamwiz.com
척수손상 환자에서 골대사지표와 골밀도의 변화
이상오, 정재석, 고재현, 윤수연, 김수아, 이양균
순천향대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실
Abstract
Objective
In patients with spinal cord injury, it is more susceptible to osteoporosis because bone resorption is more prominent than bone formation. Thus we evaluated the change of biochemical markers and bone mineral densities (BMDs) according to the duration of injury, the spinal cord injury level, and the injury severity.


Method
The subjects were included 26 patients with spinal cord injury and 22 healthy men. We measured serum osteocalcin and urine deoxypyridinoline (DPYD) in 2 hours after awakening and measured BMDs in lumbar vertebrae, femur, and distal forearm in patients and control group. The patients were 21 men, 5 women, mean age 43.2⁑14.3 years, and mean duration 28.3⁑45.0 months, who were divided by injury level and injury severity respectively.


Results
The biochemical markers of bone metabolism in patients group had significant differences comparing to control group (p<0.05). The urine DPYD and BMDs in femur showed significantly negative correlation with the duration of spinal cord injury (p<0.05).


Conclusion
In patients with spinal cord injury, urine DPYD and BMDs in femur had significant correlation with the duration of injury. But, the injury level and injury severity had no significant correlation with the markers of bone metabolism and BMDs. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2003; 27: 894-898)

Key Words: Spinal cord injury, Biochemical markers of bone metabolism, Bone mineral


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