[Observational study of a sample of patients with gonarthrosis, treated at the Hospital Clinic of Rehabilitation in Iaşi].
The aim of our descriptive study was to assess a sample of patients with knee osteoarthritis.


METHODS
A sample of 295 patients was assessed regarding demographical features, comorbidities, some laboratory investigations and therapeutically interventions.


RESULTS
The predominance of females (81.4%), urban area (51.8%), age group over 50 (90.2%), primary bilateral disease (90.1%), associated with hip osteoarthritis. coxarthrosis (13.9%), essential arterial hypertension (10.9%), osteoporosis (9.5%) or obesity (8.1%) were the most frequent features of a patient admitted for knee osteoarthritis. Among therapeutically methods, patients received ultrasounds in 61.1% of cases, and kinetotherapy in 16.6%.


CONCLUSIONS
Our study presented news aspects regarding knee osteoarthritis, in a geographical area of north-east of Romania.
Universităţii de Medicină si Farmacie "Grigore T. Popa", Iaşi.
Carmen
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Păstrăguş
Codrina
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Ancuţa
Smaranda Stefana
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Miu
Iulia Codruţa
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Belibou
Rodica
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Chirieac
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000453:epidemiology; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*