The Relationship Between Knee Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between knee osteoarthritis (OA) and bone mineral density (BMD) in the femur and lumbar vertebrae. Materials and Methods: A total of 74 female patients (mean age 61.9 ±9.1 years, mean body mass index 27.09±4.24) diagnosed with knee...

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Main Authors: Ilhan Sezer, Ozge G. Illeez, Serpil D. Tuna, Nilufer Balci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AVES 2010-12-01
Series:Eurasian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.eajm.org/text.php3?id=360