Epidemiology of osteonecrosis among older adults in Sweden

ConclusionsOsteonecrosis was approximately 10 times more common than a small number of previous population-based studies have suggested. The strongest risk factors for osteonecrosis were dialysis, hip fracture, osteomyelitis, and solid organ transplantation, but only hip fractures could have contributed substantially to the disease burden.

Source: Osteoporosis International - January 9, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research