Increased bone mineral density in dual x-ray densitometry due to gluteal implants
Rivera, M.; Humeres, P.; González, P.
Clinical Nuclear Medicine 24(1): 51-53
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0363-9762 PMID: 9890494 Document Number: 504519
The results of dual x-ray bone densitometry in a patient with bilateral gluteal implants are presented. The patient underwent three measurements of the spine and hips, and one of them was before surgery. A baseline study showed mild osteopenia. After surgery, bone mineral density increased In both femoral necks, because of the superimposition of the implants. A spine phantom with and without a similar implant reproduced the findings in the patient. It is important to consider this type of surgery as a cause of potential bone mineral density artifact.