The Epidemiology, Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

W.-P. Michael, Joern; Schlüter-Brust, Klaus; Eysel, Peer

doi:10.3238/arztebl.2010.0152

Public

The Epidemiology, Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Published in Deutsches Ärzteblatt international • Mar 5, 2010

Authors:

Joern W.-P. Michael

Klaus Schlüter-Brust

Peer Eysel

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease of adults worldwide. Its incidence rises with age. Both intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors promote its development. In men aged 60 to 64, the right knee is more commonly affected; in women, the right and left knees are affected with nearl...

Subject

Osteoarthritis

Medicine

Etiology

Research Assistant

AI chat, annotations, notes & similar papers

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!