Incidence of Hip Fractures among Patients with Chronic Otitis Media: The Real-World Data

Incidence of Hip Fractures among Patients with Chronic Otitis Media: The Real-World Data

Chronic otitis media (COM) has been considered as a localized disease, and its systemic impact is poorly understood. Whether COM-induced inflammation could be associated with systemic bone loss and hip fracture is unknown at present. Our study tried to determine the risk of hip fracture among COM pa...

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Main Authors: Pei-Shao Liao, Ching-Chih Chiu, Yi-Hsiu Fu, Chia-Chun Hsia, Yu-Cih Yang, Kun-Feng Lee, Shang-Lin Hsieh, Shu-Jui Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
chronic otitis media
hearing loss
hip fracture
National Health Insurance Research Database
osteoporosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/8/1138

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