Increased dip bone mineral density in a woman with gluteal silicon implant

Conditions and artifacts such as aortic calcification. osteophytes. hip pro stheses, and metallic objects can mislead the results of dual X-ray absorpt iometry (DXA) scanning of the spine and hip. Gluteal silicon implants incre asingly are being used for aesthetic purposes by women in Brazil, some of w hom are at an age of high risk for the development of postmenopausal osteop orosis. We herein report a case of a woman whose hip bone mineral density b y DXA clearly increased after the placement of bilateral gluteal silicon im plants. This case demonstrates the importance of inquiring about the presen ce of this artifact to avoid unnecessary evaluation of hip bone densitometr y in these situations.