Prevalence and Determinant Factors of Osteoarthritis of the Knee Joint among Elderly in Arar, KSA

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

Khalid Waleed AlKuwaity, Tasneem Noor Mohammad, Malik Azhar Hussain, Annas Jamal Alkhanani, Abdulla Mohamed Bakr Ali

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18

References:

16

Abstract

Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee, the disease of knee joint dysfunction and pain caused by joint degeneration, it is the commonest joint disease.In most cases of joint degeneration there is no clear identifiable cause, but increasing age, excessive joint loading, and joint abnormalities and trauma increase the risk of OA.It has significant effects on human health and quality of life (QoL).Ob...

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Keywords

Medicine

Osteoarthritis

Population

Knee Joint

Quality of life (healthcare)

Physical therapy

Knee pain

Joint pain

Disease

Internal medicine

Diabetes mellitus

Surgery

Environmental health

Pathology

Endocrinology

Alternative medicine

Nursing

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Good health and well-being

2018

Article

Open Access

Institution

College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa,

Surgery department, College of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia,

College of Medicine, 6 October University, Cairo,

Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt.

Publisher

Egypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research

2-Y Citation Average

0.233

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhm.2018.10737

Language

en

Country

Saudi Arabia,

Egypt