Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee in Saudi Arabia

✍ Scribed by A. Ahlberg; B. Linder; T. A. Binhemd

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 196 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0341-2695
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00183360

✦ Synopsis

The records of 4721 patients, who were registered at a Primary Health Care Centre in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia during a 18 month period, were reviewed. One hundred and sixty-six (3.5%) had osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. The ratio of hip to knee was 1:80 which is very low compared to other populations, and the possible causes for this are discussed.