The Incidence and Risk Factors of Hip Fracture after Liver Transplantation (LT): A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

Yung-Cheng ChiuPei-Shao LiaoYi-Ting ChouCheng-Li LinChih-Hung HungChe-Chen LinChieh-Cheng HsuHorng-Chaung HsuJyun-Ming HuangYang-Yi WangShu-Jui Kuo

Published in: BioMed research international (2019)

Liver transplantation is a risk factor for hip fractures. Aged >65 years at transplantation and pretransplant steroid use are risk factors for posttransplant hip fractures among the recipients.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
total hip arthroplasty
cross sectional
kidney transplantation
cell therapy