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C-terminal telopeptide

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In bone physiology, the C-terminal telopeptide (known by the acronym CTX) is a serum biomarker used to measure the rate of bone turnover. It can be useful in assisting clinicians to determine a patient's nonsurgical treatment response as well as evaluate a patient's risk of developing complications during healing following surgical intervention.[1]

References

  1. ^ Marx, RE, et al. Oral Bisphosphonate-Induced Osteonecrosis: Risk Factors, Prediction of Risk Using Serum CTX Testing, Prevention, and Treatment, J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2007;65:2397-2410
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