Serum and local bone indexes of collagen catabolism were considerably increased in rabbit pups with acute stage of tibial osteomyelitis. Chronic stage of osteomyelitis was characterized by an elevated content of hydroxyproline bound to low-molecular-weight collagen fragments.
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