Characteristics of osteoarthritis among Kuwaitis: a hospital-based study.
Sixty-nine Kuwaiti patients with osteoarthritis (OA) were studied. Primary knee OA was seen in 65 (94.2%) patients. The mean age of this group was 53.18 years with a range of 39-97 years. The female to male ratio was 2.82:1. OA was bilateral in 84.62% and predominantly involved the medial tibiofemoral joint. According to Kellgren's grading of knee OA, grade 1 changes were present in 40.0%, grade 2 in 32.5%, grade 3 in 22.5% and grade 4 in 5.0%. Grade I obesity was seen in 13%, grade II in 64% and grade III in 23% of patients. Generalised primary nodular OA was seen in only four patients, all of whom were women. Primary OA of the hip joint and chondrocalcinosis were conspicuous by their absence.
Malaviya
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Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Department of Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Safat. anand@hsc.kuniv.edu.kw
Shehab
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Bhargava
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Al-Jarallah
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Al-Awadi
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Sharma
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Al-Ghuriear
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Al-Shugayer
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007730:Kuwait / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution