title: Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: The records of 4721 patients, who were registered at a Primary Health Care Centre in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia during a 18 month period, were reviewed. One hundred and sixty-six (3.5%) had osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. The ratio of hip to knee was 1:80 which is very low compared to other populations, and the possible causes for this are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Faisal University, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahlberg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Linder
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Binhemd
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology