Epidemiology of knee osteoarthritis

Keywords: osteoarthritis, knee joint, epidemiology

Abstract

Introduction. Osteoarthritis of the knee joint is a progressive incurable disease, which in the case of a severe course at a late stage leads to total joint replacement. Recently, experts have focused their attention to the prevention and treatment of early osteoarthritis, so it is important to understand the prevalence, frequency, and modified risk factors for knee OA. The aim is to investigate the patterns of morbidity and prevalence of osteoarthritis of the knee joint on the basis of scientific analysis of relevant modern literature. Materials and methods. Research material – scientific articles in the MEDLINE database for the period 2016–2020, reflecting the epidemiological indicators of osteoarthritis of the knee joint, and additional search for articles from bibliographic lists of selected literature sources. Research methods – a systematic review of relevant sources of literature. Results. Osteoarthritis of the knee joint is one of the most common diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The frequency of osteoarthritis steadily increases with age, overweight. The progressive nature of the disease, the presence of persistent pain lead to limited functionality and reduced efficiency; such patients in some cases require surgical treatment aimed at replacing the compromised joint, which requires significant economic costs, medical rehabilitation and social readaptation of patients and is a heavy burden for both the patient and society as a whole. The lack of correlation between clinical symptoms and radiological signs of osteoarthritis of the knee joint leads to low availability of orthopedic care: more than 30 % of patients with a first diagnosis have a pronounced stage of the disease, and in some cases the pathology is diagnosed only in connection with complications; the diagnosis of osteoarthritis due to the high percentage of painless development of the disease (40 %) is often established in the terminal stages. All this indicates the need for further research on various factors influencing the frequency, prevalence, economic and social burden of osteoarthritis of the knee. Conclusions. Osteoarthritis of the knee joint is characterized by high incidence, which increases with age, progressive course, limited functional capabilities. Treatment of such patients requires significant economic costs of society. A significant increase in the prevalence of osteoarthritis of the knee is associated with increased life expectancy, obesity and some other factors that require further research.

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Author Biographies

Vira Kolesnichenko , V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University School of Medicine

DM, Senior Researcher, Professor of the Department of Surgical Diseases, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 6, Svobod sq., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61022

Gregory Golka, Kharkiv National Medical University

DM, Professor, Head of the Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Kharkiv National Medical University, 4, Nauki Avenue, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61022

Taras Khanyk, Kharkiv National Medical University

graduate student of the Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Kharkiv National Medical University, 4, Nauki Avenue, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61022

Victor Veklych, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Surgical Diseases, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 6, Svobody sq., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61022

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Published
2021-12-01
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Kolesnichenko , V., Golka, G., Khanyk, T., & Veklych, V. (2021). Epidemiology of knee osteoarthritis. The Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Series "Medicine", (43). https://doi.org/10.26565/2313-6693-2021-43-12