Female patients with low systemic BMD are prone to bone loss in Gruen zone 7 after cementless total hip arthroplasty

Abstract

Female patients with low systemic BMD show greater bone loss in Gruen zone 7 after cementless THA than patients with normal BMD. Systemic DXA screening for osteoporosis in postmenopausal patients before THA could be used to identify patients in need of prophylactic anti-resorptive therapy.