This study will be a population-based, matched retrospective cohort study using linked administrative healthcare databases from Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia to evaluate the long-term risk of fractures among living kidney donors compared with a healthy cohort of nondonors. Living kidney donors who donated between 1992 and 2024 will be included and matched 1:10 to a carefully selected population of nondonors based on key demographic and clinical characteristics. The primary outcome is a composite of incident hip, femoral shaft, humeral, wrist/forearm, and pelvic fractures. Secondary outcomes will examine each fracture site separately. The results will provide evidence to inform clinical guidelines, support informed decision-making for potential donors and recipients, and guide counselling by transplant clinicians.
Age range
18 Years – 105 Years
Sex
ALL
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Fragility fracture
Timeframe: Donors and their matched non-donors will enter the cohort between July 1, 1992 and March 31, 2024, and will be followed until study outcome (first event), death, emigration from the province, or the end of the observation period (March 31, 2025).