Osteoarthritis and frailty in elderly individuals across six European countries: results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis (EPOSA)

Victoria Castell, María; van der Pas, Suzan; Otero, À.; Siviero, Paola; Dennison, Elaine; Denkinger, Michael; L. Pedersen, Nancy; Sánchez-Martínez, Mercedes; Queipó, Rocío; M. van Schoor, Natasja; Zambon, Sabina; H. Edwards, Mark; Peter, Richard; Schaap, L.; J. H. Deeg, Dorly

doi:10.1186/s12891-015-0807-8

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Osteoarthritis and frailty in elderly individuals across six European countries: results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis (EPOSA)

Published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders • Nov 17, 2015

Authors:

María Victoria Castell

Suzan van der Pas

À. Otero

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of disability in the elderly. Clinical frailty is associated with high mortality, but few studies have explored the relationship between OA and frailty. The objective of this study was to consider the association between OA and frailty/pre-fra...

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Medicine

Osteoarthritis

Sports medicine

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