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Osteoporosis in brazilian patients awaiting knee arthroplasty

OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in female patients. As a secondary objective, we evaluated the incidence of hip fractures, types of drugs to treat osteoporosis and serum vitamin D lev...

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Autores principales: Sadigursky, David, Barretto, Luiz Alberto, Lobão, Diogo Maciel Vieira, Carneiro, Rogério Jamil Fernandes, Colavolpe, Paulo Oliveira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: ATHA EDITORA 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5474407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28642665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-785220172503167325