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Epidemiology of Osteoarthritis

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Modifying factors that play roles in the development of joint OA may reduce the risk of OA and prevent subsequent pain and disability, particularly in the weight-bearing joints.
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This article is published in Clinics in Geriatric Medicine.The article was published on 2010-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1722 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Osteoarthritis & Population.

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Epidemiology of osteoarthritis: literature update.

TL;DR: This review highlights recent studies of osteoarthritis epidemiology, including research on prevalence, disease impact, and potential risk factors, which may allow us to develop innovative strategies and novel therapies for preventing new disease onset and minimizing disease progression.
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Knee osteoarthritis prevalence, risk factors, pathogenesis and features: Part I.

TL;DR: In patients with knee pain attribution of pain to knee OA should be considered with caution and in a number of patients identification of knees OA is not possible due to low sensitivity of radiographic examination.
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Rates of Total Joint Replacement in the United States: Future Projections to 2020-2040 Using the National Inpatient Sample.

TL;DR: Significant increases in use of THA and TKA are expected in the United States in the future, if the current trend continues and a policy change may be needed to meet increased demand.
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The Dramatic Increase in Total Knee Replacement Utilization Rates in the United States Cannot Be Fully Explained by Growth in Population Size and the Obesity Epidemic

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to estimate changes in total knee replacement utilization rates from 1999 to 2008, stratified by age (eighteen to forty-four, forty-five to sixty-four years, and sixty-five years or older).
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The epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee.

TL;DR: Osteoarthritis is not yet a curable disease, and its pathogenesis remains unclear, but the best treatment for osteoarth arthritis of the knee is prevention.
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National Arthritis Data Work-group. Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States. Part II

TL;DR: In this paper, the best available estimates of the US prevalence of and number of individuals affected by osteoarthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis, gout, fibromyalgia, and carpal tunnel syndrome, as well as the symptoms of neck and back pain are provided.
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Osteoarthritis: New Insights Part 1: The Disease and Its Risk Factors

TL;DR: This article is part 1 of a two-part summary of an NIH conference, Stepping Away with OA: Prevention of Onset, Progression, and Disability of Osteoarthritis, which brought together experts in osteoarth arthritis from diverse backgrounds and provided a multidisciplinary and comprehensive summary of recent advances in the prevention.
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The effects of specific medical conditions on the functional limitations of elders in the Framingham Study.

TL;DR: In general, stroke, depressive symptomatology, hip fracture, knee osteoarthritis, and heart disease account for more physical disability in noninstitutionalized elderly men and women than other diseases.
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The etiology of osteoarthritis of the hip: an integrated mechanical concept.

TL;DR: The most frequent location for femoroacetabular impingement is the anterosuperior rim area and the most critical motion is internal rotation of the hip in 90° flexion.
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