Influence of radiographic phenotype on risk of hip osteoarthritis within families.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the magnitude of the genetic influence on the development of hip osteoarthritis (OA) varies according to the radiographic phenotype within families. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: 331 families in which at least one sibling (index participant) had undergone total hip replacement for OA and whose preoperative x ray findings were available; 505 siblings of these index participants, who...

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