Metformin use and risk of total joint replacement in patients with diabetes: a longitudinal cohort study of Alberta’s Tomorrow Project
Although our findings are not statistically significant, our study suggests clinically a potential benefit of metformin use in reducing risk of total joint replacement in patients with diabetes.
Authors
- Grace Shen‐Tu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7104-8683)
- Jennifer E. Vena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-1126)
- Jeffrey A. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3315-7210)
- Dean T. Eurich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2197-0463)
- Ming Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7571-2905)
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-08562-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.61