Lee Bong Gun, Lee Young Seok, Lee Chang-Hun, Choi Wan-Sun, Baek Seung Hun, Jo Young-Hoon
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Republic of Korea.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Feb 28;104(9):e41588. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000041588.
Few studies have reported the epidemiology of lateral epicondylitis (LE) and medial epicondylitis (ME) in nationwide databases. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of LE and ME in South Korea. We analyzed data from the nationwide database of the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service from 2013 to 2017. We investigated the incidence, prevalence, and surgical trends in patients with LE or ME. Between 2013 and 2017, we identified 2813,431 and 836,610 patients with LE and ME, respectively. LE and ME were more frequently diagnosed in women than in men. During the study period, the mean annual age-adjusted incidence rates of LE and ME were 9.7 per 1000 people and 2.9 per 1000 people, respectively. The incidence of LE did not change significantly during the study period, but the prevalence rate increased significantly. Conversely, the incidence and prevalence rates of ME have significantly increased. Furthermore, 0.8% and 1.0% of patients with LE and ME, respectively, required surgical treatment, showing an annual increase in the number of surgical treatments for LE and ME, respectively. The proportion of arthroscopic surgeries performed for LE did not significantly change during the study period. The prevalence of LE and ME has increased in South Korea. Consequently, the number of surgeries performed annually for LE and ME has increased.
很少有研究在全国性数据库中报告外侧上髁炎（LE）和内侧上髁炎（ME）的流行病学情况。本研究旨在调查韩国LE和ME的流行病学情况。我们分析了韩国健康保险审查与评估服务机构全国性数据库2013年至2017年的数据。我们调查了LE或ME患者的发病率、患病率及手术趋势。2013年至2017年期间，我们分别确定了2813431例LE患者和836610例ME患者。LE和ME在女性中的诊断率高于男性。在研究期间，LE和ME的年龄调整后年平均发病率分别为每1000人9.7例和每1000人2.9例。研究期间LE的发病率没有显著变化，但患病率显著上升。相反，ME的发病率和患病率均显著上升。此外，分别有0.8%的LE患者和1.0%的ME患者需要手术治疗，LE和ME的手术治疗数量均呈逐年上升趋势。研究期间，LE进行关节镜手术的比例没有显著变化。韩国LE和ME的患病率有所上升。因此，每年LE和ME的手术量增加。
