Factors associated with change in pain and disability over time: a community-based prospective observational study of hip and knee osteoarthritis

British Journal of General Practice

Jenny Donovan¹  Paul Dieppe¹  Tim J Peters¹  Caroline Sanders¹ 

[1] Academic Unit of Primary Health Care, Department of Community Based Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol

关键词: disability evaluation;    disease progression;    New Zealand score;    osteoarthritis;    pain;    projections and predictions;   

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学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Hip and knee osteoarthritis are frequent causes of primary care consultations. They are considered slowly progressive disorders, often resulting in severe pain or disability and the need for joint replacements. There have been few longitudinal studies of progression to inform individual prognoses in primary care.

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