Association between occupation and knee and hip replacement due to osteoarthritis a case-control study.docVIP

Franklin et al. Arthritis Research Therapy 2010, 12:R102 /content/12/3/R102 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Association between occupation and knee and hip Research article replacement due to osteoarthritis: a case-control study Jonas Franklin*1,2, Thorvaldur Ingvarsson1,3,4, Martin Englund2,5 and Stefan Lohmander2 Abstract Introduction: The objective of this study was to examine the association between occupation and osteoarthritis (OA) leading to total knee (TKR) or hip (THR) joint replacement. Methods: The following is the case-control study design. All patients still living in Icelan