Frequency and Morbidity of Joint Pain above 40 Years of Age
| Main Authors: | HUMAIRA, ADNAN MAQBOOL, Bazla batool, MUHAMMAD ABDUL HANNAN, ANSAR LATIF |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
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, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4446727 |
Daftar Isi:
- Aim: To assess the frequency and morbidity of the musculoskeletal system above 40 years of age in OPD pts. Study design: Cross sectional. Place & duration of study: OPD of orthopedic department of AIMT hospital affiliated to Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College Sialkot, Pakistan from October to November 2016. Methods: 620 adult patients coming to OPD for the first time were included. A patient coming for second or more than twice were excluded. Patients coming through accident and trauma center were excluded. A random sample using questionnaire about activities of daily living, dependency, and disability. Irrespective of interview response, a detailed history was taken and subjects underwent an examination of all musculoskeletal system. Results: In 620 patients, females were 350 while males were 270 showing the ratio of 2.3:1 respectively. Encountering more in the age group 40 to 50 years. The main diagnosis and complaints of the patients were a low backache, osteoarthritis and soft tissue rheumatism. Patients also had neck pain and cervical spondylosis as the study includes higher age group patients.