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Percent change in DXA measures of areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in the non-surgical and surgical groups (after controlling for age, sex and race). The groups differed for percent change in aBMD at the femoral neck and total hip, with a trend observed for changes in aBMD at the lumbar spine. *p<0.05; **p=0.07
