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Background: Characteristics of Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a chronic condition involving degeneration of cartilage within the joints. It is the most common form of arthritis and is associated with pain, substantial disability, and reduced quality of life. Twenty seven million adults in the United States are thought to have clinical osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is more common with increasing age and accounts for more disability in walking, stair climbing, and other tasks requiring use of the lower extremities than any other disease, particularly in the elderly.

Presentation: Analgesics for Osteoarthritis—An Update

Authors: Ursula K. Braun, MD, MPH and Roger Chou, MD

Keywords: background | prevalence | characteristics

References:

Chou R, McDonagh M, Nakamoto E, et al. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Analgesics for Osteoarthritis: An Update of the 2006 Report. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 38 (Prepared by Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. HHSA 290-2007-10057-I). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11(12)-EHC076-EF. Available at: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/analgesicsupdate.cfm.
Felson DT, Zhang Y. An update on the epidemiology of knee and hip osteoarthritis with a view to prevention. Arthritis Rheum 1998 Aug 4;41(8):1343-55.
Lawrence RC, Felson DT, Helmick CG, et al. Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States: Part II. Arthritis Rheum 2008 Jan;58(1):26-35.