Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease of adults worldwide. Its incidence rises with age. Both intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors promote its development.
In men aged 60 to 64, the right knee is more commonly affected; in women, the right and left knees are affected with nearly equal frequency.Knee osteoarthritis was the most common type (6% of all adults). The likelihood of developing osteoarthritis increases with age.The radiological demonstration of typical signs of osteoarthritis of the knee is not correlated with symptoms: Only about 15% of patients with radiologically demonstrated knee osteoarthritis complain of knee pain Endogenous and exogenous risk factors for osteoarthritis of the knee Endogenous Age Sex …
