Table 3.

Biochemical profiles of the 30 patients

	Pre-operative (Mean ± SD)	Post-operative (Mean ± SD)	6 Months Post-operative (Mean ± SD)
Calcium (mmol/L) Normal range: 2.15 – 2.55	2.5±0.5	2.1±0.3†	2.2±0.3†
Phosphate (mmol/L) Normal range: 0.8 – 1.33	1.7±0.7	1.6±0.6	1.7±0.7
PTH (pmol/L) Normal range: 1.6-6.9	158.4±109.4	11.4±12.1†	18.4±31.4†
ALP (U/L) Normal range: 36 -104	300.0±333.2	231.3±182.8	116.8±152.8†‡

^† p < 0.05 when compared to pre-operative value

^‡ p < 0.05 when compared to post-operative value