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Low risk for hip fracture and high risk for hip arthroplasty due to osteoarthritis among Swedish farmers.

Helena JohanssonC Hongslo ValaA OdénM LorentzonE McCloskeyJ A KanisN C HarveyC OhlssonL Stefan LohmanderJ KärrholmD Mellström
Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2018)
Our results indicate that farming, representing an occupation with high physical activity, in men is associated with a lower risk of hip fracture but an increased risk of hip arthroplasty.
Keyphrases
  • hip fracture
  • physical activity
  • total hip arthroplasty
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • body mass index
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • middle aged