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Effect of an increased dosage of statins on spinal degenerative joint disease: a retrospective cohort study

OBJECTIVES: It has been proven that statin can protect synovial joints from developing osteoarthritis through its anti-inflammatory effects. However, studies on the effect of statins on spinal degenerative joint diseases are few and limited to in vitro studies. Therefore, we investigated the relatio...

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Autores principales: Cheng, Yuan-Yang, Kao, Chung-Lan, Lin, Shih-Yi, Chang, Shin-Tsu, Wei, Tz-Shiang, Chang, Shih-Ni, Lin, Ching-Heng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5829816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29439066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017442