Prevalence and treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis in people aged 60 years or older in Germany: an analysis based on health insurance claims data

Postler, Anne; Luque Ramos, Andres; Goronzy, Jens; Günther, Klaus‐Peter; Lange, Toni; Schmitt, Jochen; Zink, A.; Hoffmann, Falk

doi:10.2147/cia.s174741

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Prevalence and treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis in people aged 60 years or older in Germany: an analysis based on health insurance claims data

Published in Clinical Interventions in Aging • Nov 1, 2018

Authors:

Anne Postler

Andres Luque Ramos

Jens Goronzy

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is highly prevalent throughout the world, especially in the elderly population, and is strongly associated with patients' frailty. However, little is known about the prevalence and treatment of OA in elderly patients in routine clinical care in Germany. MATERIALS AND M...

Subject

Medicine

Osteoarthritis

Rheumatology

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