Increased Risk of New-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Osteoarthritis Patients Received Total Knee Arthroplasty: a global federated health network analysis
Zong-Han Lin,
Hui-Chin Chang,
Yu-Lun Wu
et al.
Abstract:Background: Complications of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) had been widely discussed. However, whether TKA influence risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in osteoarthritis patients remained uncertain. We intend to evaluate the risk of RA in osteoarthritis patients underwent TKA. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, data was retrieved from the US collaborative networks in TriNetX research network. Within the study period between 2005 and 2017, osteoarthritis patients underwent TKA were enrolled as case coh… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.