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The high prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in a rural chinese population: The Wuchuan osteoarthritis study
Arthritis Care and Research , 05/11/09
Kang X et al. - The prevalence of symptomatic knee OA in rural areas of China is much higher than reported from urban regions of China or in the Framingham cohort. The higher representation of bilateral and lateral compartment disease in China suggests a unique phenotype to OA. These findings will be useful for guiding the distribution of future health care resources and preventive strategies.
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