Association between genetic polymorphisms and osteonecrosis in steroid treatment populations: a detailed stratified and dose-response meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1042/bsr20190024
Abstract: Steroid treatment has become recognized as an important risk factor for avascular osteonecrosis of the femoral head. However, not all patients who receive long-term, high-dose steroids develop osteonecrosis, indicating that there are individual differences in… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; risk; prednisone use; osteonecrosis ... See more keywords