Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 24-28 , January 2010

Discordance in Femoral Neck Bone Density in Subjects With Unilateral Hip Osteoarthritis

  • Julie Glowacki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Meenu Tuteja

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Shelley Hurwitz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Thomas S. Thornhill

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Meryl S. LeBoff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Meryl S. LeBoff, MD, Division of Endocrinology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.

Received 12 November 2008 ,Revised 14 August 2009 ,Accepted 8 September 2009.

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PII: S1094-6950(09)00268-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.09.007

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 24-28 , January 2010

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