Incidence of hip and knee replacement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis following the introduction of biological DMARDs: An interrupted time-series analysis using nationwide Danish healthcare registers
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases Dec 22, 2017
Cordtz RL, et al. - This study entailed estimation of the incidence of total hip (THR) and knee replacements (TKR) in Denmark following the introduction of biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and associated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management guidelines. Three-fold and 14-fold higher incidence rate of THR and TKR, respectively, was reported among patients with RA when compared with general population comparators (GPCs) in 1996. A declining incidence rate of TKR was noted in RA patients in association with the introduction of bDMARDs, whereas, the incidence of THR had started to decrease before bDMARD introduction.
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