Incidence of total hip or knee replacement due to osteoarthritis in relation to thyroid function: a prospective cohort study (The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study)

Incidence of total hip or knee replacement due to osteoarthritis in relation to thyroid function: a prospective cohort study (The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study)

Abstract Background To study whether thyroid function was associated with risk of hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis. Methods In a prospective cohort study, data from the second and third survey of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study were linked to the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register...

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Main Authors: Alf Inge Hellevik, Marianne Bakke Johnsen, Arnulf Langhammer, Anne Marie Fenstad, Ove Furnes, Kjersti Storheim, John Anker Zwart, Gunnar Flugsrud, Lars Nordsletten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Thyroid function
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Osteoarthritis
Hip joint replacement
Knee joint replacement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1565-6

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