Incident osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis-related joint replacement surgery in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A secondary cohort analysis of a nationwide, population-based health claims database.
Ming-Chi LuChien-Hsueh TungChang-Chen YangChun-Lung WangKuang-Yung HuangMalcolm KooNing-Sheng LaiPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Male patients with AS had a significant higher risk of developing osteoarthritis, and receiving THRS and TKRS. Young patients with AS also showed a significant higher risk of receiving THRS.
Keyphrases
- ankylosing spondylitis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- knee osteoarthritis
- disease activity
- healthcare
- minimally invasive
- public health
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery bypass
- health insurance
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- health promotion
- atrial fibrillation