Increased femoral neck cancellous bone and connectivity in coxarthrosis (hip osteoarthritis).

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Patients with coxarthrosis (cOA) have a reduced incidence of intracapsular femoral neck fracture, suggesting that cOA offers protection. The distribution of bone in the femoral neck was compared in cases of coxarthrosis and postmortem controls to assess the possibility that disease-associated changes might contribute to reduced fragility. Whole cross-section femoral neck biopsies were obtained from 17 patients with cOA and 22 age- and sex-matched cadaveric controls. Densitometry was performed...

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Authors: Jordan, G; Loveridge, N; Bell, K; Power, J; Dickson, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Bone
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 86-95
• Publication date: 2003-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s8756-3282(02)00920-1
• EISSN: 1873-2763
• ISSN: 8756-3282
• Language: English
• Keywords: Middle Aged; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone Density; Male; Female; Osteoarthritis, Hip; Femur Neck; Humans; Analysis of Variance; Femoral Neck Fractures