Medication use and comorbidities in an increasingly younger osteoarthritis population: an 18-year retrospective open-cohort study.

Jove GrahamTonia NovosatHaiyan SunBrian J PiperJoseph A BoscarinoMelissa S KernVanessa A HaydukCraig BeckRebecca L RobinsonEdward CaseyJerry HallPatricia DorlingEric A Wright

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

We observe increasing OA prevalence and a greater proportion of younger patients over time. With better understanding of how characteristics of patients with OA are changing over time, we can develop better approaches for managing disease burden in the future.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
knee osteoarthritis
risk factors
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
peritoneal dialysis
cross sectional
prognostic factors