THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUXTAARTICULAR OSTEOPOROSIS AFTER SYNOVECTOMY OF THE KNEE - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY BY DOUBLE PHOTON-ABSORPTIOMETRY

Authors
WETZEL R PUHL W BRECHTKRAUS D
Citation
R. Wetzel et al., THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUXTAARTICULAR OSTEOPOROSIS AFTER SYNOVECTOMY OF THE KNEE - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY BY DOUBLE PHOTON-ABSORPTIOMETRY, International orthopaedics, 17(3), 1993, pp. 188-192
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
International orthopaedics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03412695
Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
188 - 192
Database
ISI
SICI code
0341-2695(1993)17:3<188:TDOJOA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
In a prospective study 9 patients, who were going to have a synovectom y for rheumatoid arthritis of the knee, underwent dual photon absorpti ometry before, and at intervals after, operation. This determined the degree of juxta-articular osteoporosis quantitatively. The density was compared to a control group with normal knees. The follow up measurem ents showed an improvement in the juxta-articular bone mineral content after the 6th month. This demonstrates that bone densitometry is an o bjective indicator of the development of juxta-articular osteoporosis in inflammatory joint disease.