Lifetime Risk of Symptomatic Hand Osteoarthritis: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project.

Jin QinKamil E BarbourLouise B MurphyAmanda E NelsonTodd A SchwartzCharles G HelmickKelli D AllenJordan B RennerNancy A BakerJoanne M Jordan

Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2017)

These findings demonstrate the substantial burden of symptomatic hand OA overall and in sociodemographic and clinical subgroups. Increased use of public health and clinical interventions is needed to address its impact.

Keyphrases

public health
knee osteoarthritis
rheumatoid arthritis
quality improvement
risk factors