Hydroxyproline and Transient Osteoporosis
Authors: Paul L. Longstreth, L. Russell Malinak
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1972)

Letters, Comments, and Corrections1 May 1972Hydroxyproline and Transient OsteoporosisPAUL L. LONGSTRETH, L. RUSSELL MALINAK, M.D.PAUL L. LONGSTRETHSearch for more papers by this author, L. RUSSELL MALINAK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-76-5-833_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The condition, transient osteoporosis, first reported by Curtiss and Kincaid in 1959 (1) and discussed by Hunter and Kelly (2) in their editorial note "Bone Scans in Transient Osteoporosis," is now considered to be a specific entity, although its cause is still unknown. Bone biopsies from patients with transient osteoporosis have suggested bone necrosis and resorption when taken early in the illness and new bone formation later (3). The radioisotope scanning technique has been used to assess the remodeling rate in patients with transient osteoporosis and may throw further light on this syndrome. The disease seems to...References1. CURTISSKINCAID PW: Transitory demineralization of the hip in pregnancy: a report of three cases. J Bone Joint Surg Amer 41:1327-1333, 1959 CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. HUNDERKELLY GP: Bone scans in transient osteoporosis. Ann Intern Med 75:134, 1971 LinkGoogle Scholar3. HUNDERKELLY GP: Roentgenologic transient osteoporosis of the hip: a clinical syndrome? Ann Intern Med 68:539-552, 1968 LinkGoogle Scholar4. ROSEN R: Transitory demineralization of the femoral hip. Radiology 94:509-512, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. ZIFFKILBRICKDRESNER MAE: Excretion of hydroxyproline in patients with rheumatic and non-rheumatic diseases. J Clin Invest 35:579-587, 1956 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. DULLHENNEMAN TP: Urinary hydroxyproline as an index of collagen turnover in bone. N Engl J Med 268:132-134, 1963 CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. DEVITA V: La escrezione urinaria de idrossiprulina in pazienti affecti da displasia fibrosa. Arch Ital Chir 91:578-585, 1965 MedlineGoogle Scholar8. PLATTDOOLITTLEHARTSHORN WLJ: Urinary hydroxyproline excretion in metastatic cancer of bone. N Engl J Med 27:287-290, 1964 CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. KLEIN L: Urinary hydroxyproline during late pregnancy and postpartum involution. Metabolism 13:386-390, 1964 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. KLEINYEN LS: Urinary peptide hydroxyproline before and during postpartum involution of human uterus. Metabolism 19:19-23, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: PAUL L. LONGSTRETH; L. RUSSELL MALINAK, M.D. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTransient osteoporosis of pregnancyCalcitonin in the Treatment of Transient Osteoporosis of the HipTransient osteoporosis of the hipInfluence of calcitonin treatment on the osteocalcin concentration in the algodystrophy of boneRegional migratory osteoporosis. a denervation disease 1 May 1972Volume 76, Issue 5Page: 833-833KeywordsBiopsyBoneBone resorptionNecrosisOsteoporosisRadionuclide imaging ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1972 PDF downloadLoading ...