Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease and the most common orthopedic disorder. A vast
majority of the social OA burden is related to hips and knees. The prevalence of knee OA …

Objective To summarize the current state of the evidence regarding osteoarthritis (OA)
prevalence, incidence and risk factors at the person-level and joint-level. Design This was a …

Importance Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, affecting an estimated
more than 240 million people worldwide, including an estimated more than 32 million in the …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent and disabling condition that affects over 7% of
people globally (528 million people). Prevalence levels are even higher in countries with …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease and a major cause of
pain and disability in adult individuals. The etiology of OA includes joint injury, obesity …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most frequent form of arthritis and a leading cause of pain and
disability worldwide. OA can affect any synovial joint, although the hip, knee, hand, foot and …

This review provides the reader with the up‐to‐date evidence‐based basis for prescribing
exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases: psychiatric diseases …

Purpose The KL classification has been commonly used as a research tool in
epidemiological studies of OA, including landmark articles by Felson et al.[10] in the …

The increase in global lifespan has in turn increased the prevalence of osteoarthritis which
is now the most common type of arthritis. Cartilage tissue located on articular joints erodes …

Objective The prevalence of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) has been increasing over
the past several decades in the US, concurrent with an aging population and the growing …