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SUBMITTER: Wood AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4590943 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wood Alexander MacDonald AM Brock Timothy M TM Heil Kieran K Holmes Rachel R Weusten Axel A
International journal of chronic diseases 20130928
Arthritis is the most common chronic condition affecting patients over the age of 70. The prevalence of osteoarthritis increases with age, and with an aging population, the effect of this disease will represent an ever-increasing burden on health care. The knee is the most common joint affected in osteoarthritis, with up to 41% of limb arthritis being located in the knee, compared to 30% in hands and 19% in hips. We review the current concepts with regard to the disease process and risk factors ...[more]