Abstract
The bone mineral content (BMC) was determined by dual photon X-ray absorptiometry prior to hip replacement in 22 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 31 with arthrosis. Compared with the arthrosis patients, the rheumatoids had approximately 20 percent lower bone mineral content in the proximal femur, the lumbar spine, and in the innominate bone superior to the acetabulum.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Absorptiometry, Photon
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Aged
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnostic imaging
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / physiopathology*
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Bone Density*
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Female
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Femur / chemistry
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Femur / diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Osteoarthritis, Hip / diagnostic imaging
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Osteoarthritis, Hip / physiopathology*
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Pelvic Bones / chemistry
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Pelvic Bones / diagnostic imaging