1. The Incidence and Risk Factors of Hip Fracture after Liver Transplantation (LT): A Nationwide Population-Based Study.
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Chiu YC, Liao PS, Chou YT, Lin CL, Hung CH, Lin CC, Hsu CC, Hsu HC, Huang JM, Wang YY, and Kuo SJ
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cohort Studies, Female, Hip Fractures etiology, Hip Fractures physiopathology, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use, Liver Transplantation methods, Male, Middle Aged, Osteoporosis physiopathology, Pelvic Bones physiopathology, Proportional Hazards Models, Risk Factors, Hip Fractures epidemiology, Liver Transplantation adverse effects, Osteoporosis epidemiology
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Background: Osteoporosis and fragility fracture are the major complications after liver transplantation (LT). The aim of the study was to determine the incidence and risk factors of hip fracture after LT., Methods: We conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study, enrolling the patients receiving LT between January 1999 and December 2010. Control subjects were randomly matched to every recipient by age and sex by 1 : 10 ratios., Results: During the follow-up period, 17 recipients (0.77%) and 70 (0.32%) control subjects suffered from hip fractures. The incident rates (per 10000 person-years) were 21.49 for recipients and 7.52 for controls (adjusted hazard ratio = 2.71; 95% confidence interval = 1.21-6.05). The cumulative incidence of hip fracture was significantly higher among the recipients ( p < 0.0001). Among the recipients, the subjects aged >65 years at transplantation and with pretransplant steroid use are more susceptible to posttransplant hip fracture. Immunosuppressive agents did not significantly affect the risk of hip fracture among recipients., Conclusions: 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., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2019 Yung-Cheng Chiu et al.)
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- 2019
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