Risk factors for avascular necrosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a multi-center cohort study of Chinese SLE Treatment and Research Group (CSTAR) Registry XXII

• Published in: Arthritis research & therapy Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 78 - 10
• Main Authors: Cheng, Cheng, Huang, Can, Chen, Zhen, Zhan, Feng, Duan, Xinwang, Wang, Yongfu, Zhao, Cheng, Wu, Zhenbiao, Xu, Jian, Li, Hongbin, Yang, Min, Wu, Rui, Zhao, Jiuliang, Zhang, Shangzhu, Wang, Qian, Leng, Xiaomei, Tian, Xinping, Li, Mengtao, Zeng, Xiaofeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 12.05.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Antibodies; Arthritis; Arthritis - complications; Avascular necrosis; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Complications and side effects; Diagnosis; Drug dosages; East Asian People; Glucocorticoids - adverse effects; Hematology; Humans; Lupus; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - drug therapy; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - epidemiology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical research; Necrosis; Osteonecrosis - diagnosis; Osteonecrosis - epidemiology; Osteonecrosis - etiology; Patients; Pulmonary hypertension; Questionnaires; Registration; Registries; Regression analysis; Rheumatology; Risk Factors; Risk stratification; Statistical analysis; Systemic lupus erythematosus; China; Avascular necrosis; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Risk factors; Risk stratification

Avascular necrosis is a common organ damage in SLE patients, which can influence patients' life quality. Conflicting results exist in risk factors of AVN in SLE patients. The aim of this study was to illustrate risk factors predicting the occurrence of avascular necrosis (AVN), also known as os...