title: [Gonarthrosis--epidemiology and risk factors].
abstract: Gonarthrosis, due to high incidence, is a major problem for populations in the 21st century. Gonarthrosis has been diagnosed in examinations of Egyptian mummies. The greatest advances in the diagnosis and treatment were made in the 20th century. Treatment of gonarthrosis imposes a significant economic burden on populations of industrialised countries due to increasing life expectancy and intolerance of pain and disability. Gonarthrosis has many known endogenous and exogenous risk factors. The most important endogenous risk factors include age, gender, race and inborn proneness. The exogenous factors include: obesity and joint overuse and structure disturbances after trauma. The risk factors may possibly accumulate.
authors.affiliation: Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny, Klinika Ortopedii, CSK MON, w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kwiatkowski
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors