High prevalence and undertreatment of osteoporosis in elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty

SUMMARY: We detected a high prevalence of low bone mineral density assessed by DXA in 268 elderly patients with end-stage osteoarthritis scheduled for total hip arthroplasty (18% osteoporosis, 41% osteopenia). Therefore, and due to the identified concomitant undertreatment, routine DXA measurements...

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Autores principales: Delsmann, M.M., Strahl, A., Mühlenfeld, M., Jandl, N.M., Beil, F.T., Ries, C., Rolvien, T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8376703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33575911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-021-05881-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8376703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33575911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-021-05881-y

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