J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1995 Aug;30(4):1016-1020. 10.4055/jkoa.1995.30.4.1016.

Prognostic Indicators in Tibial Shaft Fractures ; Serum Creatine Kinase Acticity

• Kim SD
• Jung KY

• KMID: 2423429
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1995.30.4.1016

Abstract

Serum creatine phosphokinase(CPK) levels were measured serially in 20 adults with closed tibial shaft fractures, CPK activity increased significantly after fracture(p < 0.01). High energy and delayed healing fractures had significantly higher levels of CPK than low energy and normally healing fractures, respectively. Thus, CPK determinations could be used to assess the severity of trauma and possible prognosis of the healing in tibial shaft fractures.

Keyword

Closed tibial shaft fracture; Serum CPK

MeSH Terms

Adult
Creatine Kinase*
Creatine*
Humans
Prognosis
Creatine
Creatine Kinase