Opposing Trends in Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasties for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis vs. the General Population—A 14-Year Retrospective Study in Taiwan

Opposing Trends in Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasties for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis vs. the General Population—A 14-Year Retrospective Study in Taiwan

Objective: To determine the trend of incidence rate of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), total hip arthroplasty (THA), and TKA or THA (major joint arthroplasty, MJA) among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) population and compared them with general population (GP) in Taiwan.Methods: Incidence rates and trends o...

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Main Authors: Kuan-Kai Tung, Yung-Heng Lee, Chuan-Chao Lin, Cheng-Hung Lee, Mei-Chen Lin, James Cheng-Chung Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
rheumatoid arthritis
total knee arthroplasty
total hip arthroplasty
population-based
pharmacological influences
big data and analytics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.640275/full

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