El Said, A., AbdelKareem, M., Zaky, K., Abd Elrady, E. (2022). The Frequency and Risk Factors of Primary Knee OA in Qena Governorate patients. SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences, 5(2), 289-298. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2022.123467.1283
Asmaa Mohamed Ashraf El Said; Mohamed Ismail AbdelKareem; Khaled Abd Elmonaem Zaky; Eman Ragab Abd Elrady. "The Frequency and Risk Factors of Primary Knee OA in Qena Governorate patients". SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences, 5, 2, 2022, 289-298. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2022.123467.1283
El Said, A., AbdelKareem, M., Zaky, K., Abd Elrady, E. (2022). 'The Frequency and Risk Factors of Primary Knee OA in Qena Governorate patients', SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences, 5(2), pp. 289-298. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2022.123467.1283
El Said, A., AbdelKareem, M., Zaky, K., Abd Elrady, E. The Frequency and Risk Factors of Primary Knee OA in Qena Governorate patients. SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022; 5(2): 289-298. doi: 10.21608/svuijm.2022.123467.1283
The Frequency and Risk Factors of Primary Knee OA in Qena Governorate patients
1Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation , Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
2Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation , Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (Assiut Branch), Assiut, Egypt.
3Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation , Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University , Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Primary knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most widely studied diseases in medicine. Objectives: To study the frequency and risk factors of primary knee osteoarthritis in Qena governorate patients. Patients and Methods: Assessment of 200 primary knee osteoarthritis patients was done through clinical , radiological findings and evaluation of risk factors as age, sex, family history, and weight. In addition to, Severity of knee osteoarthritis according to Kellgren-Lawrence Grading Scale which was classified severity of knee osteoarthritis depending on size of knee joint space ,developing of osteophyes, bone sclerosis and bone deformity . Results: The primary knee OA was increased with aging . Frequency of primary knee OA was more in females, rural areas and in average and heavy workers .There was positive family history with majority of our cases (85% ) . Overweight and obesity contributed to develop primary knee OA in 67.5% in our study. Knee pain, swelling, stiffness and cripitus were the most common manifestations of primary knee osteoarthritis in nearly 75% of our cases. Conclusion: Aging, female sex, positive family history, high BMI, and increased physical activity are risk factors in osteoarthritic patients of Qena governorate .
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