Pattern of osteoarthritis in a West African teaching hospital

The study of the pattern of osteoarthritis in different populations may yield valuable aetiological clues and also allow subtypes to be defined. Over one year 252 osteoarthritic joints from 140 patients seen at a West African teaching hospital were prospectively reviewed. The knee was the joint most...

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Published in:Annals of the rheumatic diseases 1991-01, Vol.50 (1), p.20-22
Main Author: Adebajo, A O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Chronic Disease
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Knee Joint - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nigeria - epidemiology
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis - epidemiology
Osteoarthritis - pathology
Prospective Studies
Sex Factors
Spine - pathology
Tropical medicine
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Summary:The study of the pattern of osteoarthritis in different populations may yield valuable aetiological clues and also allow subtypes to be defined. Over one year 252 osteoarthritic joints from 140 patients seen at a West African teaching hospital were prospectively reviewed. The knee was the joint most often affected. Hip and hand disease, as well as Heberden's nodes, were uncommon. Joint disease was predominantly monoarticular; no patient had three or more sites affected.
ISSN:0003-4967
1468-2060
DOI:10.1136/ard.50.1.20