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CLINICAL REVIEWS IN BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 162-174Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12018-017-9238-4
Keywords
Total knee replacement; TKR; Fracture risk; Bone mineral density; BMD
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- Stryker Institute
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The link between low bone mineral density (BMD) scores leading to greater fracture risk is well established in the literature; what is not fully understood is the impact of total knee replacements/revisions or arthroplasties on BMD levels. This literature review attempts to answer this question. Several different databases using specific key terms were searched, with additional papers retrieved via bibliographic review. Based on the available evidence, total knee replacements/revisions and arthroplasties lower BMD and thus increase fracture risk. This review also addresses the possible implications of this research and possible options to reduce this risk.
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