A Comparison of the Effects of Alendronate and Alfacalcidol on Bone Mineral Density Around the Femoral Implant and in the Lumbar Spine After Total Hip Arthroplasty by Naoyuki Iwamoto, Yutaka Inaba, Naomi Kobayashi, Takashi Ishida, Yohei Yukizawa, and Tomoyuki Saito J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 93(13): July 6, 2011 ©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Case assignment diagram. Naoyuki Iwamoto et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93: ©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Radiograph showing the regions of interest for bone mineral density measurements around the femoral component. Naoyuki Iwamoto et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93: ©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Bar graph showing the periprosthetic bone mineral density (BMD) changes in Regions 1 to 7 after surgery in the alendronate group. Naoyuki Iwamoto et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93: ©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Bar graph showing the periprosthetic bone mineral density (BMD) changes in Regions 1 to 7 after surgery in the alfacalcidol group. Naoyuki Iwamoto et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93: ©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Bar graph showing the periprosthetic bone mineral density (BMD) changes in Regions 1 to 7 after surgery in the no-medication group. Naoyuki Iwamoto et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93: ©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Bar graph showing the lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) changes (%) after surgery in the alendronate, alfacalcidol, and no-medication groups. Naoyuki Iwamoto et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011;93: ©2011 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.