Clinical Study

Short to Midterm Follow-Up of Periprosthetic Bone Mineral Density after Total Hip Arthroplasty with the Ribbed Anatomic Stem

Table 3

Subgroup analysis of the potential influential factors of bone mineral density.

Prosthetic side BMD (g/cm2)Contralateral side BMD (g/cm2)

Gruen zoneNon-AVN (n=25)AVN (n=16)P-valueNon-AVN (n=25)AVN (n=16)P-value

Gruen zone 10.646 ± 0.1060.631 ± 0.1320.6810.614 ± 0.0910.610 ± 0.0840.886
Gruen zone 21.275 ± 0.2381.208 ± 0.2880.4221.267 ± 0.1651.300 ± 0.2080.572
Gruen zone 31.653 ± 0.2211.579 ± 0.2790.3501.652 ± 0.2061.643 ± 0.2200.895
Gruen zone 41.605 ± 0.2201.509 ± 0.2700.2221.671 ± 0.1841.655 ± 0.2250.798
Gruen zone 51.618 ± 0.2211.594 ± 0.2110.7291.679 ± 0.1721.630 ± 0.2600.470
Gruen zone 61.407 ± 0.2381.323 ± 0.2950.3211.377 ± 0.1671.338 ± 0.2480.585
Gruen zone 70.915 ± 0.3010.847 ± 0.3340.5040.984 ± 0.1550.903 ± 0.1520.104

Gruen zoneBMI ≤24 (n=19)BMI>24 (n=22)P-valueBMI ≤24 (n=19)BMI>24 (n=22)P-value

Gruen zone 10.631 ± 0.1060.647 ± 0.1250.6800.603 ± 0.0860.620 ± 0.0890.530
Gruen zone 21.228 ± 0.2911.267 ± 0.2300.6321.221 ± 0.1711.331 ± 0.1780.051
Gruen zone 31.552 ± 0.2921.686 ± 0.1790.0811.613 ± 0.2091.678 ± 0.2090.327
Gruen zone 41.504 ± 0.2631.623 ± 0.2130.1181.625 ± 0.1911.699 ± 0.2020.232
Gruen zone 51.531 ± 0.2341.675 ± 0.1760.0311.605 ± 0.2221.706 ± 0.1890.123
Gruen zone 61.332 ± 0.2661.411 ± 0.2580.3421.349 ± 0.2051.373 ± 0.2010.699
Gruen zone 70.920 ± 0.3540.861 ± 0.2750.5540.943 ± 0.1910.961 ± 0.1250.717

BMD, bone mineral density; AVN: avascular necrosis; BMI, body mass index.