The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Under the Radar: Low Rates of Dual-Energy Radiograph Absorptiometry Screening and Associated Fracture Risk in Female Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Patients.
Seyedeh Zahra Mousavi, Caleb Buettner, Prasenjit Saha, Victor Cardona Perez, Henry Fox, Miriam Weisberg-Tannenbaum, Umasuthan Srikumaran
Published: 202510.5435/JAAOS-D-25-00944
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Osteoporosis is prevalent in patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) and affects perioperative management and outcomes, including fragility fractures. Despite guidelines recommending dual-energy radiograph absorptiometry (…
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