Fracture healing in osteopenic bone and the influence of simvastatin

Despite recent improvements in the ability to prevent osteoporotic fracture a vast number of mainly elderly patients continue to sustain fractures resulting in significant morbidity and a huge demand on health care services. Current knowledge of the process of fracture healing in osteoporotic bone is limited but there is a suggestion that it may differ from that of normal bone. An improved knowledge of the mechanical and biological properties of healing fractures in osteoporosis could ultimately lead to an enhancement of our ability to treat this problem by both medical and surgical means.

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Edinburgh

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Murray, Alastair William

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1842/29286

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:era.ed.ac.uk:1842/29286