Abstract
The skeletal isoform of troponin-I (sTnI) is a myofibrillar protein highly specific for myoskeletal injury. We used an indirect immunoenzymometric assay method with high analytical sensitivity to measure sTnI in patients with soft-tissue injury and in orthopedic patients. We assessed 20 soft-tissue injury patients and 16 orthopedic patients for sTnI, cardiac troponin-I (cTnI), creatine kinase (CK), myoglobin, and elastase within 24 h of injury, in comparison with 17 control subjects. The mean (SD) ng/ml value for sTnI was higher in orthopedic patients (15.25 ± 2.4) and in soft-tissue injury patients (10.41 ± 1.8) than that in controls (2.5 ± 0.9) P < 0.001, P < 0.05 respectively. Cardiac TnI was not detectable in any subjects (below the assay detectable limit of 0.3 ng/ml). CK was significantly higher in orthopedic patients than in controls (P < 0.005) and myoglobin and elastase were not significantly changed in patients samples. The assay appeared to be suitable as a supplementary tool of reliability and relevance, for the study, identification, and diagnosis of skeletal muscle specific injuries in humans.
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Received: June 12, 2000 / Accepted: September 11, 2000
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Onuoha, G., Alpar, E., Dean, B. et al. Skeletal troponin-I release in orthopedic and soft tissue injuries. J Orthop Sci 6, 11–15 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007760170018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007760170018