Diseases in the Hip
Exploring risk for fracture and osteoarthritis
Cecilie Hongslo Vala
Cecilie Hongslo Vala has a background as an archaeologist and osteologist. She worked in a large project with archaeologists, osteologists, doctors, and other medical staff, focusing on osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, before she got the position as a PhD student.
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Diseases in the Hip — Exploring risk for fracture and osteoarthritis | Cecilie Hongslo Vala
SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
Diseases in the Hip
Exploring risk for fracture and osteoarthritis
Hip fracture is a major stressful event with high risk for morbidity, disability, and mortality. For the society it leads to high health care costs.
Osteoarthritis can also have a major impact, but total hip replacement and total knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis are cost effective and have good prognosis. This thesis explores the relationship between hip fracture and psychosocial factors, and the relationship between hip fracture and osteoarthritis. The results reveal a higher risk for hip fracture after previous hip fracture in spouse, after death of spouse, and after total knee replacement, but a lower risk for hip fracture with the heavy loading occupation farming. Farmers also had a higher risk for total hip replacement.
DOCTORAL THESIS
SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY
2019
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