Hormone replacement therapy and mid-term implant survival following knee or hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study
Objective: To investigate whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with reduced revision rates in a community-based cohort of women undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis.
Conclusion: HRT use is associated with an almost 40% reduction in revision rates after a TKA/THA
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Prieto-Alhambra D, Javaid MK, Judge A, et al. Hormone replacement therapy and mid-term implant survival following knee or hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2015;74(3):557-563. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204043
The relationship between plasma estradiol and the increase in bone density in postmenopausal women after treatment with subcutaneous hormone implants
Objective: To investigate the factors that influence the increase in bone density with subcutaneous estradiol and testosterone implants
Conclusion: Pellets demonstrated a much greater increase in bone density than oral estrogens or patches
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Garnett T, Studd J, Watson N, Savvas M, Leather A. The effects of plasma estradiol levels on increases in vertebral and femoral bone density following therapy with estradiol and estradiol with testosterone implants. Obstet Gynecol. 1992;79(6):968-972.