Hip x-rays help screen for osteoporosis in THA patients

In this study, the group expanded on this research by investigating the correlation between indices on standardized preoperative x-rays of the hip and the proximal femoral neck T-score, measured by DEXA, in a Caucasian population with a high number of male patients.An example of measurement on plain anterior-posterior x-rays used in the study: canal-bone-ratio CBR-7 cm (Cm/Cc) and CBR-10 cm (Dm/Dc), canal-calcar ratio CCR (Dm/Bm); canal flare index CFI (A/Dm). Image courtesy of Scientific Reports.The group retrospectively analyzed results from 216 elderly male and female Caucasian patients treated with unilateral THA for primary osteoarthritis and who underwent preoperative DEXA scans and standard x-rays of the hip within one year. They correlated femoral neck DEXA T-scores with four indices on hip x-rays: the canal flare index (CFI), canal calcar ratio (CCR), and canal bone ratio (CBR) 7 cm and 10 cm below the lesser trochanter.According to the findings, CBR-7 and CBR-10 were highly correlated (p 
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