Differences in hip bone mineral density may explain the hip fracture pattern in osteoarthritic hips

Introduction In patients with osteoarthritis of the hip (OAH), trochanteric fractures are much more common than femoral neck fractures. One reason may be altered bone composition in the proximal femurs. OAH often leads to a fixed external rotation of the hip, leading to difficulties in positioning d...

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Autores principales: Wolf, Olof, Ström, Håkan, Milbrink, Jan, Larsson, Sune, Mallmin, Hans
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2823203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19593721
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453670903039528

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2823203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19593721
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453670903039528

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