Correction: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research (2023) 18: 487

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03883-6

In the sentence beginning ‘Fifteen osteoporosis patients...’ in this article, the incorrect text dual-energy X-ray bone densitometer (DEXA) should have read ‘BMD was detected by a dual energy X-ray bone densitometer (DPX-NT, GE, WI, USA)’.

The updated sentence is given below and the changes have been highlighted in bold typeface.

Materials and methods

Patient characteristics

Fifteen osteoporosis patients and healthy controls from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University were included in the study. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. Anthropometric characteristics, including age, BMI, and T-score of BMD, were recorded in the control and OP groups. The clinical data of osteoporosis patients and healthy volunteers were shown in Table 1. BMD was detected by a dual energy X-ray bone densitometer (DPX-NT, GE, WI, USA) according to WHO standards. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University.