Pereira Duarte, Ramos Elisabete, Branco Jaime
Department of Clinical Epidemiology. Predictive Medicine and Public Health. Medical School. University of Porto. Porto. Portugal. Public Health Institute. University of Porto. Porto. Portugal. Physical Rehabilitation Medicine Department. Hospital S. João. Porto. Portugal.
Acta Med Port. 2015 Jan-Feb;28(1):99-106. doi: 10.20344/amp.5477. Epub 2015 Feb 27.
Osteoarthritis is nowadays one of the most frequent chronic diseases and, with the increase in life expectancy, both its prevalence and incidence is expected to rise. This condition is progressive and leads to functional decline and loss in quality of life, with important health care and society costs. A review of relevant and recent literature on osteoarthritis was performed in PubMed. The purpose of this study is to understand important aspects about osteoarthritis estimates, burden of disease, pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment.
骨关节炎是当今最常见的慢性疾病之一，随着预期寿命的增加，其患病率和发病率预计都将上升。这种疾病是渐进性的，会导致功能衰退和生活质量下降，带来重大的医疗保健和社会成本。我们在PubMed上对有关骨关节炎的相关近期文献进行了综述。本研究的目的是了解骨关节炎评估、疾病负担、病理生理学、危险因素、诊断和治疗等重要方面。
