An epidemiological study of the effect of fluorides in drinking water on the frequency of slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
Year: 1971
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Slipped epiphysis of the head of the femur is one of the common orthopedic disorders of adolescents, yet little is known of its etiology. Various factors have been suggested as the cause of slipped epiphysis, including abnormalities of the bone or cartilage in the head of the femur-'l such as those brought about by endocrine irregularities,8'7'9-'6ls9128l'9 ""-"1 trauma,5,t- * mechanical factors " 12,"' and heredity. ' However, in view of the many anatomic and phy3iological changes which take place in an adolescent, it would seem likely that a variety of factors, rather than any single etiologic agent, are actually involved in its causation. One factor not mentioned in the literature is fluoride in drinking water, which could explain in part the low frequency of slipped epiphysis reported by orthopedists in the Southwestern region of the United States, ' where many communities have natural fluorides in their water supply. There is some evidence that fluorides in drinking water protect against such bone diseases of adults as osteoporosis, collapsed vertebrae,
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: J L Kelsey, K J Keggi
Language: English
Topic: Fluoride Effects and Removal
Subfield: Water Science and Technology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1829675972