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Review
. 2015 Jan-Feb;28(1):99-106.
doi: 10.20344/amp.5477. Epub 2015 Feb 27.

Osteoarthritis

Duarte Pereira  1 , Elisabete Ramos, Jaime Branco
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Free article
Review

Osteoarthritis

Duarte Pereira et al. Acta Med Port. 2015 Jan-Feb.
Free article

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Osteoarthritis is nowadays one of the most frequent chronic diseases and, with the increase in life expectancy, both its prevalence and incidence is expected to rise. This condition is progressive and leads to functional decline and loss in quality of life, with important health care and society costs. A review of relevant and recent literature on osteoarthritis was performed in PubMed. The purpose of this study is to understand important aspects about osteoarthritis estimates, burden of disease, pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment.

A osteoartrose é uma das doenças crónicas mais frequentes na atualidade e, com o aumento da esperança de vida, quer a sua prevalência quer a sua incidência tendem a aumentar. Esta patologia é progressiva e condiciona perda funcional e de qualidade de vida, com importante impacto em termos sociais e de consumo de recursos de saúde. Foi efectuada uma pesquisa na PubMed de literatura relevante e recente acerca da osteoartrose. O objectivo deste estudo é descrever aspectos importantes relacionados com as estimativas da doença, custos associados, patofisiologia, factores de risco, diagnóstico e tratamento da osteoartrose.

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