Underestimation and undertreatment of osteoporosis in patients awaiting primary total knee arthroplasty.

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2020)

Osteoporosis was highly prevalent in patients awaiting TKA, but the rates of diagnosis and pharmacologic osteoporosis treatment were low. Therefore, more attention needs to estimate and treat osteoporosis in patients awaiting primary TKA, especially in female patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
total knee arthroplasty
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
bone mineral density
working memory
total hip
patient reported