An evaluation of knee osteoarthritis pain in the general community-Asir region, Saudi Arabia

BackgroundKnee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common conditions resulting in disability, particularly in the elderly population. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common articular disease and the leading cause of chronic disability in the developed world.ObjectiveThis study was carried out to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2024-01, Vol.19 (1), p.e0296313
Hauptverfasser:	Geetha Kandasamy, Dalia Almaghaslah, Mona Almanasef, Tahani Almeleebia, Rajalakshimi Vasudevan, Ayesha Siddiqua, Eman Shorog, Asma M Alshahrani, Kousalya Prabahar, Vinoth Prabhu Veeramani, Palanisamy Amirthalingam, Saleh F Alqifari, Vasudevan Mani, Lingala Kalyan Viswanath Reddy
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Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	BackgroundKnee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common conditions resulting in disability, particularly in the elderly population. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common articular disease and the leading cause of chronic disability in the developed world.ObjectiveThis study was carried out to evaluate knee pain in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia. An analytical cross-sectional survey design was adopted in the Asir region from April 2023 to August 2023 to assess the knee pain of the adult population using an anonymous online questionnaire.ResultsOf 1234, 332 were men (26.90) and 902 were women (73.09). WOMAC index score category 55.34% (n = 683) of the subjects had a low risk (score
ISSN:	1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0296313