Bone Abstracts

Introduction: In spite of the frequent encounter of ‘asymptomatic’ primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), the patients often describe various relevant improvements postoperatively suggesting a subclinical biological effect of elevated PTH or hypercalcaemia.Materials and methods: To evaluate muscle function, postural stability, and quality of life (QoL) in untreated PHPT, we assessed maximal isometric muscle strength in upper and lower extremities,...