Serum somatomedin activity following adult tibial shaft fractures.

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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.

Published: September 1989

Serum somatomedin (SM) activity was measured serially in 27 adults with closed tibial shaft fractures. SM activity was found to be normal in all but one specimen. The results indicate that SM activity does not reflect severity of trauma or the ability to heal on time in these fractures.

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