Open AccessPrevalence of erosive osteoarthritis of the hand in a population from venitian area
Author(s) -
F Cavasin,
Leonardo Punzi,
Roberta Ramonda,
M. Pia,
Francesca Oliviero,
Paolo Sfriso,
S Todesco
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
reumatismo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.294
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2240-2683
pISSN - 0048-7449
DOI - 10.4081/reumatismo.2004.46
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , population , radiography , physical therapy , surgery , pathology , environmental health , alternative medicine
The exact prevalence of erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) is still unknown. Aim of our study was therefore to evaluate the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) and EOA of the hand in a representative population from Venetian area.