Aseptic loosening after total hip arthroplasty and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A nested case-control study.

Aseptic loosening after total hip arthroplasty and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A nested case-control study.

BACKGROUND:Patients with surgically treated osteoarthritis of the hip have an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality many years after the operation compared with controls. Our hypothesis is that this increased risk after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is mediated by development of pe...

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Main Authors: Agata Rysinska, Olof Sköldenberg, Anne Garland, Ola Rolfson, Sara Aspberg, Thomas Eisler, Göran Garellick, Andreas Stark, Nils Hailer, Max Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6235257?pdf=render

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