TY - JOUR
T1 - Osteoarthritis
AU - Pereira, D.
AU - Ramos, E.
AU - Branco, Jaime
PY - 2015/2/27
Y1 - 2015/2/27
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - RISK-FACTORS
KW - HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS
KW - RADIOGRAPHIC KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
KW - Risk Factors
KW - BONE-MINERAL DENSITY
KW - EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS
KW - HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS
KW - ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY
KW - Osteoarthritis/therapy
KW - Osteoarthritis/epidemiology
KW - Osteoarthritis/diagnosis
KW - Osteoarthritis/physiopathology
KW - OF-RHEUMATOLOGY CRITERIA
KW - EULAR-STANDING-COMMITTEE
KW - Portugal
KW - OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITIES
KW - Osteoarthritis/diagnosis
KW - Osteoarthritis/epidemiology
KW - Osteoarthritis/physiopathology
KW - Osteoarthritis/therapy
KW - Portugal
KW - Risk Factors
M3 - Article
C2 - 25817486
VL - 28
SP - 99
EP - 106
JO - Acta Médica Portuguesa
JF - Acta Médica Portuguesa
SN - 1646-0758
IS - 1
ER -
