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Epidemiology of Locomotor Disorders
Dr. Abdelmageed OsmanAssociate Prof. Community Medicine
Main Locomotor Disorders
• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
• Osteoarthritis of the knee,
• Low Backache (LBP or LBA)
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Introduction
• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic auto-immune disease.
• The arthritis usually begins in the small joints of the hands and the feet, spreading later to the larger joints
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The Problem of RA
• The incidence and prevalence of RA rises with increasing age until 70, then declines.
• Around twice as many women as men are affected.
• The prevalence of classical RA is <1 % but it is a serious cause of disability.
• The prevalence of RA is generally lower in tropical countries
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Disabilities due RA
• Disability rate is of 25% within the first three years for RA patients
• 40% over the first five years of having RA.
• After 10 years with RA, > 40 % of patients are no longer able to work.
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Osteoarthritis
Introduction to Osteoarthritis
• The most common is the knee osteoarthritis
• Knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease• It is the most prevalent form of arthritis • It is the major cause of disability in people
aged 65 and older.
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The main signs are pain, stiffness, decreasing range of motion and muscle weakness and atrophy
Risk Factors• Age: > 65• Gender (more common among women)• Genetic Factors (major ) • Bone Density• Nutritional Factors: (↓ intake of vitamins C & D)• Obesity (as a local process and systemically)• Joint immobilization• Excessive exercise • Joint injuries• Occupational Factors
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Epidemiology of fractures related to osteoporosis
Introduction
• Almost all fractures are osteoporotic
• The risk of fracture increases as bone density decreases
• The most common osteoporosis fracture is the hip fracture.
• Hip fracture risk rises dramatically from the decade of the 70th and thereafter
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• Age > 65• Women have a higher risk of fractures than
men. • A history of prior fractures • Patients presenting with hip fractures are
several times more likely to have had 1 or more vertebral fractures
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Prevention of Hip Fractures
• Prevention should begin in childhood with healthy life style
• awareness (health education)• Attitude modification• Environmental modification
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Epidemiology of Low Backache Pain
LBP
• Low back pain (lumbago) is a common musculoskeletal disorder affecting 80% of people at some point in their lives
• it is the most common cause of job-related (occupational) disability,
• It is a leading contributor to missed work, and the second most common neurological ailment (only headache is more common).
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• The majority of lower back pain stems from benign musculoskeletal problems
• It is commonly due to muscle or soft tissues sprain or strain, particularly in instances where pain arose suddenly during physical loading of the back, with the pain lateral to the spine
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• 60 – 90% of adults experience LBP at some point in their life.
• incidence age 35- 55 years• 7% become chronic• M/ F equally affected• With surgery, no earlier return to work –
symptomatic and functional outcome is better• Herniation of a disc is one of the
complications of LBP
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Herniated Discs - only about 10% considered for surgery after 6 weeks
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Prevention
• Ergonomics: Adjustment of Man & Machine)• Awareness• Exercise• Cessation of smoking• Weight control
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Thank You• The seminar:– Accidents:
• Talal• Ahmed Noor• Alaa Abdelmageed
– Artificial limbs:• Ibrahim Husein• Abdalla Mahmoud• Islamia
– Demonstration of artificial limbs (Artificial Limbs Department – contact Yasir Abuzaid)
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Thank u
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