作者: Marita Cross , Emma Smith , Damian Hoy , Sandra Nolte , Ilana Ackerman
DOI: 10.1136/ANNRHEUMDIS-2013-204763
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摘要: Objective To estimate the global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) as part of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study and to explore how the burden of hip and knee OA compares with other conditions. Methods Systematic reviews were conducted to source age-specific and sex-specific epidemiological data for hip and knee OA prevalence, incidence and mortality risk. The prevalence and incidence of symptomatic, radiographic and self-reported hip or knee OA were included. Three levels of severity were defined to derive …