Abstract
This study is comprised of 106 male patients over age forty from a high fluoride water (3.5-12.5 ppm) area. These patients have been matched by age and sex with 106 patients from a low fluoride water (0.00-0.45 ppm) area.
All patients had radiograms of the chest, pelvis and both femora; 21 in the fluorotic group underwent a skeletal survey. All plain films were examined for skeletal fluorosis changes; pelvis and femur radiograms for Moenckberg arterial calcifications.
Over age 60, patients in the high-fluoride group showed a significantly higher incidence of Moenckberg calcifications. A highly significant correlation (p < 0.001) was observed between the severity of these calcifications and the severity of skeletal changes within this group.
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Analysis of x-ray heart areas of 30 patients with endemic fluorosis
I. Targets and methods Based on diagnosis standards formulated at the 1981 Shijiazhuang National Prevention of Endemic Fluorosis Meeting, 30 patients were chosen, 15 men and 15 women with an average age of 45, average height of 1.63 meters, and average weight of 54 kilograms, and all with clinical diagnoses
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Observations of two-dimensional (2D) echocardiograms in patients with fluorine-associated aortic sclerosis
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