Creatine kinase MB in skeletal muscle and serum of spine-fusion patients. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The low specificity of creatine kinase (CK) MB elevations for myocardial infarction was confirmed by a prospective analysis of paraspinal muscle and postoperative serum levels of CK-MB. Eleven of 30 patients had serum elevations of CK-MB without myocardial infarction. Elevated CK-MB was not specific for myocardial infarction after spine surgery. CK-MB was found in paraspinal muscle of 93% of patients. CK-MB may be a pathologic marker in patients with spinal disease.

publication date

  • May 1, 1985

Research

keywords

  • Creatine Kinase
  • Muscles
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Spinal Fusion

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0021854755

PubMed ID

  • 3978961

Additional Document Info

issue

  • 195