Knee osteoarthritis has doubled in prevalence since the mid-20th century

Volume: 114, Issue: 35, Pages: 9332 - 9336
Published: Aug 29, 2017
Abstract
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is believed to be highly prevalent today because of recent increases in life expectancy and body mass index (BMI), but this assumption has not been tested using long-term historical or evolutionary data. We analyzed long-term trends in knee OA prevalence in the United States using cadaver-derived skeletons of people aged ≥50 y whose BMI at death was documented and who lived during the early industrial era (1800s to early...
Paper Details
Title
Knee osteoarthritis has doubled in prevalence since the mid-20th century
Published Date
Aug 29, 2017
Volume
114
Issue
35
Pages
9332 - 9336
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