Knee Osteoarthritis Conservative or Surgical Treatment

Leonardo Domínguez Plain, Claribel Plain Pazos, Sergio Morales Piñeiro, Juan Carlos Cedré González, Anisbel Pérez de Alejo Plain and Yanet Flores Mirabal
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Leonardo Domínguez Plain: 2nd year Orthopedic Resident, Universitary Hospital “Mártires del 9 de Abril†, Cuba
Claribel Plain Pazos: Specialist of I and II Degree in Comprehensive General Medicine, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medical Sciences of Sagua la Grande, Cuba
Sergio Morales Piñeiro: Specialist of I Degree in Orthopedic, Assistant Professor, Universitary Hospital “Mártires del 9 de Abril†, Cuba
Juan Carlos Cedré González: Specialist of I and II Degree in Orthopedic, Assistant Professor, Universitary Hospital “Mártires del 9 de Abril†, Cuba
Anisbel Pérez de Alejo Plain: 3rd year Student of Medicine, Medical Faculty of Medical Sciences of Sagua la Grande, Cuba
Yanet Flores Mirabal: Specialist of I Degree in Cirugía, Profesor Instructor, Universitary Hospital “Mártires del 9 de Abril†, Cuba

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2020, vol. 17, issue 1, 1-3

Abstract: Osteoarthrosis (OA) or gonoarthrosis of the knee is a chronic disease with a high prevalence worldwide. As populations age, the number of affected increases, altering quality of life to varying degrees [1]. To determine the exact prevalence of knee OA, the definition of the disease used, the diagnostic method (clinical and/or imaging), and the affected joint are essential, for which reason the available data are diverse. Despite this, it is described that more than 50% of the population older than 65 years presents some type of OA, the most affected joint being the knee, with an incidence of 240/100,000 people/year [2]. This disease causes mechanical pain that is usually related to stiffness and progressively causes loss or decrease of joint function.

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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2020.17.555951

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