Incidence and Risk Factors for Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comparison of Two Eras (1985–2000 and 2001–2024)
The incidence of ONFH in KTRs has dramatically decreased in the modern immunosuppressive era. Diabetes, statin use, and immunosuppressive medications, specifically mTOR inhibitors and mycophenolate, appear to have varying impacts depending on the immunosuppressive era.
Authors
- Alireza Mirzaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1569-6130)
- Arthur J. Matas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-639X)
- Edward Y. Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6125-9671)
- Lee Houachee
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Fairview Health Services (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Transplantation
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.70198
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.16