[Influence of smoking tobacco on the occurrence metals in some parts and profiles of femur head].

The smoking tobacco makes the negative influence on state of osseous tissue, many research shows, that the smoking tobacco states the factor of risk of appearance of osteoporosis. The aim of this study was determined of occurrence of 12 metals in separate parts and profiles of femur head in three studied groups: smoker persons, non-smoker and smoker in past. Human femur heads were obtained from people living in Upper Silesia cities in Poland during endoprosthetoplasty of coxa. The femur heads were cut into 5 cross-sections A-E using a stabilizing device provided with a fixed and a movable part maintained at a 12 degrees angle. As the next step, fragments of articular cartilage, cortical bone and trabecular bone were sectioned off from the cross-sections. In smoker group the large content of chrome of, nickel, zinc pays back attention. In case of individual parts of femur head notice, that the largest place in articular cartilage has accumulating metals. The largest contents of metals were observed in the external sections A and E.