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 (TK A) in female patients. As a secondary objective, we evaluated the incidence of hip fractures, types of drugs to treat osteoporosis and serum vitamin...

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Published in:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Main Authors: David Sadigursky Sadigursky, Luiz Alberto Barretto Junior, Diogo Maciel Vieira Lobão, Rogério Jamil Fernandes Carneiro, Paulo Oliveira Colavolpe
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2017
Subjects:
Medicina
Climacteric
Osteoporosis
Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=65750558003
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