@article{ref1,
title="Bone loss during the acute stage following burn injury: is it local or systemic?",
journal="West Indian medical journal",
year="2016",
author="Analan, P. D. and Leblebici, B. and Adam, M. and Sarıtürk, Ç",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article was to examine post-burn bone loss and determine whether it was local or diffuse. <br><br>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 in the patients were recorded and these were compared with the measurements of the non-burned extremity. <br><br>RESULTS: No significant correlations existed between the total body surface area of the burns, their severity and the z-scores. In addition, when comparing the z-scores of the burned extremity with the non-burned extremity, no statistically significant difference was found (p  RESULTS: > RESULTS:  0.05). <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0043-3144",
doi="10.7727/wimj.2015.362",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7727/wimj.2015.362"
}