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題名 | Peripheral Bone Mineral Changes in Patients with Vibration White Finger Syndrome |
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作者 | Huang,Wen-sheng; Cherng,Shiou-chi; Chen,Wei-reng; Gu,Tyan-luen; Chen,Wei-lian; | 書刊名 | 核子醫學雜誌 |
卷期 | 10:2 1997.04[民86.04] |
頁次 | 頁57-62 |
分類號 | 416.261 |
關鍵詞 | Bone mineral change; Vibration white finger syndrome; |
語文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | Background: Vibration white finger syndrome (VWF) is an occupational injury caused by vibrating hand tools. Bony changes of the involved skeletal system are present in the late stage of the syndrome. We investigated the relationship between VWF and bone mineral (BM) changes of the involved skeleton. Methods: The forearm BM determinations and the corresponding radiography were carried out on 27 lumber workers VWF. Subjects were divided into two subgroups according to their age. Group A (n = 10) ranged in age from 40 to 49 years, and group B (n = 17) ranged from 50 to 59 years of age. The two groups had similar working periods (16.0 ± 3.3 vs 17.2 ± 3.2 years; p > 0.05), Two age-matched healthy men were recruited as controls. Results: BM values of the VWF groups were significantly higher than those of the age matched controls (1.69 ± 0.13 vs. 1.59 ± 0.12; p < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the frequency of abnormal X-ray findings in groups A and B, but group D had significantly more abnormalities than group C. In addition, the increment of abnormalities, as counted by number of abnormal bones, in diseased groups was lower than that in control groups [B/A: (7.7%/3.8%) vs (4.4%/1.4%)]. No- table, the decreased frequency of radiological bony disorders coexisted with the retardation of BM loss in older VWF pa- tients. Conclusion: We speculate that the retardation of peripheral BM loss in our VWF patients may represent a reactive promotion of mineralization of the affected skeleton with response to the mechanical stress of vibrating hand tools. To what extend such an adaptative response lessens further skeletal damage still need to be clarified. |
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