Epidemiology of osteoarthritis: Zoetermeer survey. Comparison of radiological osteoarthritis in a Dutch population with that in 10 other populations.
The prevalence of mild and severe radiological osteoarthritis was investigated in a random sample of 6585 inhabitants of a Dutch village. Radiographs were graded 0-4 according to the criteria described by Kellgren and Lawrence. The prevalence of radiological osteoarthritis increased strongly with age and was highest for cervical spine (peak: men 84.8%, women 84.3%), lumbar spine (peak: 71.9%, women 67.3%), and distal interphalangeal joints of the hands (peak: men 64.4%, women 76%). Prevalence did not exceed 10% in sacroiliac joints, lateral carpometacarpal joints, and tarsometatarsal joints. S... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1989 |
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British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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Schlagwörter: | Research Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26632036 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://ard.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/48/4/271 |