title: Burden of disability due to musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders.
abstract: This chapter summarises the global and regional prevalence, disability (Years Lived with Disability (YLDs)) and overall burden (Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)) and costs for the common musculoskeletal disorders including low back and neck pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and a remaining combined group of other MSK conditions. The contribution of the role of pain in disability burden is introduced. Trends over time and predictions of increasing MSK disability with demographic changes are addressed and the particular challenges facing the developing world are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney Institute of Bone and Joint Research, and Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Lyn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: March
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney Institute of Bone and Joint Research, and Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Emma U R
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Herston, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Damian G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hoy
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney Institute of Bone and Joint Research, and Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Marita J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney Institute of Bone and Joint Research, and Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia; Institut d'Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Departament de Reumatologia, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Riera
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blyth
authors.affiliation: Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Rachelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buchbinder
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Herston, QLD, Australia; Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vos
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK. Electronic address: woolf@btinternet.com.
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Woolf
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014943:Global Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Burden; Costs; DALYs; Developing countries; Global trends; MSK disorders; Pain; Prevalence; YLDs