Is human immunodeficiency virus a risk factor for the development of nonunion?-a case-control study.

Simon Matthew GrahamSithombo MaqungoMaritz LaubscherNando FerreiraMichael HeldWilliam James HarrisonA Hamish SimpsonPeter MacPhersonDavid G Lalloo

Published in: OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma (2023)

This study demonstrates that HIV does not seem to increase the risk of the development of nonunion and HIV-positive individuals who sustain a fracture can be managed in the same manner as those who are HIV negative.

Keyphrases

hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
men who have sex with men
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
south africa
hiv testing