TY - JOUR AU - Chen, Chien-Han AU - Hsu, Chia-Wen AU - Lu, Ming-Chi PY - 2019 DA - 2019/07/06 TI - Risk of joint replacement surgery in Taiwanese female adults with systemic lupus erythematosus: a population-based cohort study JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 314 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are prone to have musculoskeletal system involvement, which could lead to joint damage. However, few studies have assessed the incidence of arthroplasty in female patients with SLE. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of total hip replacement surgery and total knee replacement surgery in patients with SLE. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2698-6 DO - 10.1186/s12891-019-2698-6 ID - Chen2019 ER -