Bone mineral density assessment by DXA in rheumatic patients with end-stage osteoarthritis undergoing total joint arthroplasty.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord · 2021 · PMC7879515 · PMID 33573628

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This hypothesis is supported by the observation that BMD values showed an increasing trend with the progression of OA severity and age in THA patients, while DXA values were significantly lower with higher Kellgren-Lawrence scores in the TKA patients.

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