Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6125627 | Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The burden of symptomatic hip OA is substantial with one in four people developing this condition by age 85. The similar race-specific estimates suggest that racial disparities in total hip replacements are not attributable to differences in disease occurrence. Despite increasing evidence that obesity predicts an increased risk of both hip OA and joint replacement, we found no association between BMI and lifetime risk.
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Authors
L.B. Murphy, C.G. Helmick, T.A. Schwartz, J.B. Renner, G. Tudor, G.G. Koch, A.D. Dragomir, W.D. Kalsbeek, G. Luta, J.M. Jordan,