McGowan Joan A
National Institute ofArthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
J Rheumatol Suppl. 2003 Aug;67:62-4.
The diseases of bones, joints, and muscles are common, chronic, and very costly to society. While the impact of these diseases falls across the age spectrum, the worldwide growth in the percentage of elderly in the population makes attention to musculoskeletal disorders and conditions particularly critical. An effective prevention strategy, driven by an understanding of the fundamental biology of bone and connective tissue, can only result from an upshift in the efforts of many sectors--public and private, academic, scientific, and patient-based--with new opportunities for partnerships and collaborative efforts flourishing. The Decade of the Bone and Joint can serve as a catalyst in this effort. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are pleased to join with other national and international organizations to promote new activities and initiatives during the next decade. The NIH Osteoarthritis Initiative is highlighted as an example of a public-private partnership to develop resources and information on the natural history of the disease process that can drive new clinical intervention studies in osteoarthritis. Hopefully, this initiative and others will pave the way for important, scientifically driven prevention strategies during the next decade.
骨骼、关节和肌肉疾病很常见，是慢性疾病，给社会带来了高昂代价。虽然这些疾病的影响涉及各个年龄段，但全球人口中老年人口比例的增长使得关注肌肉骨骼疾病尤为关键。只有在许多部门——公共和私营部门、学术、科学以及患者相关部门——加大努力，并涌现出合作与协作的新机会，基于对骨骼和结缔组织基础生物学的理解制定的有效预防策略才能实现。“骨骼与关节十年”可以成为这一努力的催化剂。美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）很高兴与其他国家和国际组织合作，在未来十年推动新的活动和倡议。NIH骨关节炎倡议被视为公私合作的典范，旨在开发有关疾病进程自然史的资源和信息，以推动骨关节炎新的临床干预研究。希望这一倡议及其他举措将为未来十年重要的、以科学为导向的预防策略铺平道路。
