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Knee flexion influences periprosthetic BMD measurement in the tibia: Suggestions for a reproducible clinical scan protocol
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The quality and quantity of bone is important for the success of joint prostheses and may be monitored by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Available protocols suggest that the knee should be positioned in full extension. This is not possible for most patients in the fi...
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Informa Healthcare
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2917570/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20809744 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2010.501746 |