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Epidemiology of osteoarthritis: an update
- Source :
- Current rheumatology reports. 8(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and is a leading cause of disability in the elderly. Given the anticipated increase in osteoarthritis prevalence, the need to identify risk factors for incident osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis progression, osteoarthritis-associated physical function decline, and disability is an especially high priority. Findings have implicated several factors, including genetic factors, aging, joint deformity and injury, obesity, and hormonal deficiencies in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. Recent studies have identified risk factors associated with progression of the disease including varus-valgus alignment, bone marrow edema lesions, varus thrust, a reduced hip abduction moment, and obesity. Predictors of function decline in osteoarthritis include lower self-efficacy, knee laxity, less aerobic exercise, worse joint proprioception, and greater knee pain.
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Disease
Rheumatology
Bone Density
Risk Factors
Internal medicine
Epidemiology
medicine
Aerobic exercise
Humans
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
business.industry
Incidence
Age Factors
Estrogens
medicine.disease
Obesity
Occupational Diseases
Knee pain
Physical therapy
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15233774
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Current rheumatology reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....47d515219e44561885f3bed295738e35