title: [Epidemiological and clinical features of the knee osteoarthritis].
abstract: The knee osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of pain affecting elderly people. The main clinical features are pain and fonctional disability. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the epidemiological and clinical features of the knee in our regions. It was conducted from January 1st through June 30st 2002, on patients with gonarthrosis successively remited from the department of medicine, rheumatology out patient clinic. The diagnosis criteria was based on the Kellgreen and Lawrence scheme. The Lequesne functional index have been used to evaluate the patients disability. Fifty patients were included in the study, they were 33 females and 17 male (sex ratio of 0.51). The mean age was 61.96 years, ranging from 45 to 81 years. The aetiologic factors was dominated by a family history of inflammatory joint desease (72%) and the knees physical stress (60%). Constitutional abnormality were found only among women, with 4 cases of valgum, 3 cases of varum and one cases of the patella extrernal abnormality. Obesity appeared to be very common associated condition. Forty three patients got a body mass index greater than 25. The knee pain was unilateral in 52% of cases, mostly on the right knee and was a mechnical type with no particularity. The functional disability was proportional to average disease duration, and was not associated to the patients age.
authors.affiliation: Service de Medecine interne (HALD).
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ndongo
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leye
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Niang
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moreira Diop
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology