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ACTA ORTOPEDICA BRASILEIRA
Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 74-77Publisher
ATHA COMUNICACAO & EDITORA
DOI: 10.1590/1413-785220172503167325
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Osteoporosis; Climacteric; Arthroplasty
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Objective: The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in female patients. As a secondary objective, we evaluated the incidence of hip fractures, types of drugs to treat osteoporosis and serum vitamin D levels. Method: This is a transversal, descriptive and observational study which evaluated 60 women above age 55 prior to total knee replacement. Results: Mean patient age was 71.4 years. Osteoporosis was present in 16.7% of the sample and osteopenia in 15%. In the patients with osteoporosis, femur fracture (20%) was most frequent. Most of the group with osteopenia did not take any medication to treat this condition (55.6%), while most patients with osteoporosis took alendronate (30%) and 30% did not take any medication. Conclusion: The female population awaiting total knee replacement should be considered at risk for osteoporosis, confirming recent findings in the literature.
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