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The Content of Structural and Trace Elements in the Knee Joint Tissues

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  • Wojciech Roczniak

    (Medical Institute, The Jan Grodek Higher Vocational State School, 21 Mickiewicza Str., 38-500 Sanok, Poland)

  • Barbara Brodziak-Dopierała

    (Department of Toxicology and Bioanalysis, School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, 4 Jagiellonska Str., 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland)

  • Elżbieta Cipora

    (Medical Institute, The Jan Grodek Higher Vocational State School, 21 Mickiewicza Str., 38-500 Sanok, Poland)

  • Krzysztof Mitko

    (The Laboratory of Water and Sewage Analyses, Central Mining Institute, Place Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland)

  • Agata Jakóbik-Kolon

    (Department of Inorganic, Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, 6 B. Krzywoustego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Magdalena Konieczny

    (Medical Institute, The Jan Grodek Higher Vocational State School, 21 Mickiewicza Str., 38-500 Sanok, Poland)

  • Magdalena Babuśka-Roczniak

    (Medical Institute, The Jan Grodek Higher Vocational State School, 21 Mickiewicza Str., 38-500 Sanok, Poland)

Abstract

Many elements are responsible for the balance in bone tissue, including those which constitute a substantial proportion of bone mass, i.e., calcium, phosphorus and magnesium, as well as minor elements such as strontium. In addition, toxic elements acquired via occupational and environmental exposure, e.g., Pb, are included in the basic bone tissue composition. The study objective was to determine the content of strontium, lead, calcium, phosphorus, sodium and magnesium in chosen components of the knee joint, i.e., tibia, femur and meniscus. The levels of Sr, Pb, Ca, P, Na and Mg were the highest in the tibia in both men and women, whereas the lowest in the meniscus. It should be noted that the levels of these elements were by far higher in the tibia and femur as compared to the meniscus. In the components of the knee joint, the level of strontium showed the greatest variation. Significant statistical differences were found between men and women only in the content of lead.

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  • Wojciech Roczniak & Barbara Brodziak-Dopierała & Elżbieta Cipora & Krzysztof Mitko & Agata Jakóbik-Kolon & Magdalena Konieczny & Magdalena Babuśka-Roczniak, 2017. "The Content of Structural and Trace Elements in the Knee Joint Tissues," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-13, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:12:p:1441-:d:120068
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    1. Żaneta Ciosek & Danuta Kosik-Bogacka & Natalia Łanocha-Arendarczyk & Karolina Kot & Maciej Karaczun & Paweł Ziętek & Patrycja Kupnicka & Aleksandra Szylińska & Iwona Rotter, 2019. "Concentration of Selected Elements in the Infrapatellar Fat Pad of Patients with a History of Total Knee Arthroplasty," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-10, May.
    2. Wojciech Roczniak & Barbara Brodziak-Dopierała & Elżbieta Cipora & Agata Jakóbik-Kolon & Magdalena Konieczny & Magdalena Babuśka-Roczniak, 2018. "Analysis of the Content of Chromium in Certain Parts of the Human Knee Joint," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-7, May.

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