Journal article
Knee arthroplasty and risk of hip fracture: a population-based, case-control study.
- Abstract:
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The majority of knee arthroplasties (KAs) are performed in patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Although bone mass may be increased in these patients, subjects with knee OA may have an increased risk of hip fracture, possibly due to an increased severity of falls. However, in patients with KAs, risk of hip fracture has not been studied extensively. We evaluated the association between KAs and hip fracture risk in a population-based case-control study using the Dutch PHARMO Record Linkage System...
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- Journal:
- Calcif Tissue Int
- Volume:
- 90
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 144-150
- Place of publication:
- United States
- Publication date:
- 2012-02-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1432-0827
- ISSN:
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0171-967X
- Source identifiers:
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222462
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:222462
- UUID:
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uuid:66c1c6d6-2d88-425a-9f22-39e66c567b24
- Local pid:
- pubs:222462
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Notes:
- PMCID: PMC3271227
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