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Prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis of the hands in Saudi Arabia
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Prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis of the hands in Saudi Arabia

Abdurhman S Al-Arfaj, Amer Al-Boukai and A. Alarfaj
Rheumatology international, Vol.22(5), pp.208-212
01/09/2002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-002-0228-5
PMID: 12215868

Abstract

Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Cross-Sectional Studies Female Finger Joint - diagnostic imaging Finger Joint - physiopathology Hand Humans Male Middle Aged Osteoarthritis - diagnostic imaging Osteoarthritis - epidemiology Osteoarthritis - physiopathology Prevalence Prospective Studies Radiography Risk Factors Saudi Arabia - epidemiology Sensitivity and Specificity Severity of Illness Index Sex Distribution Wrist Joint - diagnostic imaging Wrist Joint - physiopathology
We studied the radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands in 300 patients (167 male, 133 female) attending 14 primary care facilities for a variety of medical conditions. Radiographic OA was seen in 30.3% of males and 36.3% of females. Most commonly affected were the metacarpophalangeal joints, followed by the distal interphalangeal and carpometacarpophalangeal joints.

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