Study on Prevalence and Risk Factors of Primary Osteoarthritis knee in a tertiary care hospital of North India.

Dr Susheel Kumar Pathak; Dr Rajendra Singh Topwal

Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2016

Study on Prevalence and Risk Factors of Primary Osteoarthritis knee in a tertiary care hospital of North India.

Dr Susheel Kumar Pathak, Dr Rajendra Singh Topwal

Abstract :

Background: Because of its high prevalence and morbidity, osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of impairment and disability among the elderly and therefore a considerable burden both to the individual patient and to society Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate radiographic and clinical patterns of primary osteoarthritis knee in a hospital based population and determine its prevalence and risk factors associated with the disease. Material and Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was carried out in a tertiary care hospital to study the prevalence and risk factors of primary Osteoarthritis of Knee among patients attending Orthopaedics OPD. All patients aged between 40 and 65 years were included in the study. A total of 100 patients for a period of three months were studied. Nearly half of our study subjects were women. Results: OA increased with age and BMI. Risk factors like family history, history of knee injury and occupational knee bending were seen in only few of our study subjects. Based on WOMAC scores out of 100 Knee Osteoarthritis patients, the mean average of 91 patients were having moderate in Pain, Stiffness and Physical functions, it constitute about 63.33%, 51.33% and 67.33% respectively. Conclusion: There is need to spread awareness among people to adopt preventive measures at an earlier age along with healthy lifestyle to reduce the body weight and hence the risk of OA.