Association of knee and hip osteoarthritis with the risk of falls and fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Objective Studies evaluating the association of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) with falls and fractures have inconsistent findings. We aimed to investigate associations of symptomatic and radiographic knee and hip OA with risk of falls, recurrent falls, and fractures. Methods We conducted...

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Main Authors: Youyou Zhang, Xiaoxi Li, Yining Wang, Liru Ge, Faming Pan, Tania Winzenberg, Guoqi Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-023-03179-4