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ba0005p305 | Osteoporosis: evaluation and imaging | ECTS2016

The effect of cemented and uncemented implants on the measurement of proximal femur BMD by DEXA

Ding Yue , Fu Guangtao , Wang Kun , Zheng Qiujian , Lin Lijun , Sheng Puyi , Shen Huiyong , Liu Sheng , Liang Jiugen

Objective: To test the hypothesis that the cemented and uncemented implants had effect on the measurement of proximal femur BMD by DEXA.Methods: 40 patients underwent unilateral THA using cemented (n=20) and uncemented (n=20) implants due to developmental dysplasia of the hip, femoral neck fracture or femoral head necrosis from January 2015 to July 2015 were included. Preoperative DEXA scans were acquired for the BMD of the posteroanter...