Evaluation of periprosthetic bone using
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Heikki KrΓΆger; Hannu Miettinen; Ilkka Arnala; Eila Koski; Neil Rushton; Olavi Su
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Article
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2009
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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To assess the perioperative bone loss of femur during total hip arthroplasty (THA), periprosthetic bone mineral density (BMD) of the seven regions of interests (Gruen zones) was determined with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) preoperatively in both proximal femurs and postoperatively in the i