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Women Risk Bone Loss After Knee Surgery Say Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

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By Karen Pallarito
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Women who play sports are prone to tearing the knee ligament that connects the thighbone to the shinbone. Beyond the immediate pain and swelling it can cause, there's now reason to suspect that this type of injury may lead to another vexing health problem.