Epidemiological and clinical research on arthrosis and other rheumatic diseases recorded in Brăila district, between 1994-2003
Lefter, V.; Manole, A.; Iliescu, M-Liliana.
Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi 109(1): 149-152
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0048-7848 PMID: 16607845 Document Number: 588558
Authors present the results of the epidemiological and clinical research carried out in Brăila district, between 1994-2003. They revealed that arthrosis recorded 113.4-254.9%000 yearly, involving over 1/3 out of the health care request in patients over 70 years old. Medical and economical implications were assessed by the analysis of annual evolution of patients' consultations, hospitalizations, discharges and temporary work incapacity days for osteoarticular diseases, in general, and arthroses, in particular.