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The relation between osteoporosis of the spine and osteoarthritis of the knee

A study using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and radiographs

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We investigated the relation between osteoporosis of the spine and osteoarthritis of the knee using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry of the lumbar spine to measure bone mineral density and radiographs of the knee in 82 randomly selected females (mean age 77.5 years). Radiographs of the knee were divided into a normal and severe group. The bone mineral density of the severe group was significantly more than that of the normal group.

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Nous avons entrepris des recherches sur la relation entre l'ostéoporose de la colonne vertébrale et l'arthrose du genou au moyen de l'absorptiométrie à rayons X et de la radiographie standar sur 82 femmes sélectionnées au hasard (l'âge moyen est de 77 ans). La densité minérale de l'os (BMD=»Bone Mineral Density«) de la colonne lombaire a été évaluée par l'absorptiométrie. Nous avons évalué les informations provenant des radiographies des genoux pour classer l'arthrose en 2 groupes: »Normal« et »Evolue«. La BMD du groupe type »Evolue« était bien supérieure à celle du groupe type »Normal« (p<0.01).

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo University School of Medicine, Japan

    H. Yokozeki & T. Kurokawa

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Japan

    M. Igarashi & S. Karube

  3. Department of Endocrinology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Japan

    M. Shiraki

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Yokozeki, H., Igarashi, M., Karube, S. et al. The relation between osteoporosis of the spine and osteoarthritis of the knee. International Orthopaedics 19, 282–284 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00181109

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