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. 1972 Jan 1;1(5791):19–22. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5791.19

Changes in Total Body Calcium and Sodium in Osteomalacia

D J Hosking, M J Chamberlain, J H Fremlin, H James
PMCID: PMC1789135  PMID: 5008340

Abstract

Serial measurements were made of total body calcium and sodium, using whole body neutron activation analysis, in six patients being treated for osteomalacia. All showed a rise in total body calcium ranging from 3 to 30%; this continued for up to 24 months after the start of treatment, though complete healing had apparently occurred after 6 months on the basis of histological examination of biopsy specimens of bone. As the total body calcium rose there was a fall in the non-exchangeable sodium pool in bone.

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