Blood magnesium, calcium and zinc in osteoporosis.

We examined blood Mg, Ca and Zn in 33 patients with senile, 18 patients with postmenopausal and 9 patients with medicamentous osteoporosis. The biochemical signs of chronic Mg deficiency were present in the first two groups due to lowering erythrocyte Mg. Correlation among these three ions in serum and erythrocytes brought different patterns which were richer in the first two groups compared with the third one. It seems probable that treatment with Mg lactate potentiates the storage of intracellular Zn. The correlation between biochemical and clinical findings was carried out, too. Pain, kyphosis, spine movement, x-ray picture were evaluated.