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Is tibiofemoral osteoarthritis in the knee joint a new disease?
1Bristol University Department of Medicine (Rheumatology Unit), Bristol Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
|September 1, 1994
Abstract
Objectives:
To compare the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip, tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints in a skeletal population.
Methods:
A total of 785 adult English skeletons (695 Saxon or Mediaeval origin) were examined for OA using established criteria.
Results:
Twenty nine skeletons had hip OA, compared with 14 with patellofemoral joint OA, and only four tibiofemoral joint OA.
Conclusion:
Tibiofemoral OA was far less prevalent in ancient skeletons than hip or patellofemoral disease. Tibiofemoral OA may be a 'new' disease.