title: [The disability associated with osteoarthritis].
abstract: Osteoarthritis is a chronic joint disease and a potentially disabling illness, whose prevalence has increased in recent years alongside the aging population. The disability associated with this condition generates a brutal impact on individuals who are limited in their basic daily living activities. The increase in life expectancy is not correlated with an increase in quality of life, since the years of life increase, but characterized for living with disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Rehabilitación Osteoarticular, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, México, Distrito Federal. drisraelmacias@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Salvador Israel
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Macías-Hernández
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Aging; Disabled persons; Osteoarthritis