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Surgeons urged to screen for osteoporosis in THA patients

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Screening for osteoporosis using dedicated bone scans among total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients remains alarmingly low, according to research presented February 14 at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting in San Francisco. received preoperative dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans.

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