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Patients with hip osteoarthritis have a phenotype with high bone mass and low lean body mass.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research - 1 Apr 2014
Karlsson Magnus K, Magnusson Håkan, Cöster Maria C, Vonschewelov Tord, Karlsson Caroline, Rosengren Björn E
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BACKGROUND: Although hip osteoarthritis (OA) is common, its etiology is poorly understood. Specifically, it is not known whether hip OA is associated with abnormal relationships among the anthropometric and musculoskeletal characteristics that are associated with OA in general. QUESTIONS: We asked whether patients with primary hip OA have a phenotype with higher bone mineral density (BMD), higher BMI, larger...
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