Low Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis C, but High Prevalence of Elevated Aminotransferases in a Cohort of 2026 Patients Referred for Orthopaedic Surgery in the Eastern Part of Germany

Abstract

The prevalence of chronic hepatitis C is low in the investigated cohorts of orthopaedic patients in Thuringia and Saxonia. However, elevation of aminotransferases occurs surprisingly often. The reasons for elevated aminotransferases and a reliable analysis of the HCV prevalence in different subgroups of the Eastern German population require further evaluation.