title: Prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis of the hands in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: We studied the radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands in 300 patients (167 male, 133 female) attending 14 primary care facilities for a variety of medical conditions. Radiographic OA was seen in 30.3% of males and 36.3% of females. Most commonly affected were the metacarpophalangeal joints, followed by the distal interphalangeal and carpometacarpophalangeal joints.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. asarfaj@ksu.edu.sa
authors.forename: Abdurhman S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Al-Arfaj
authors.forename: Amer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Boukai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology