Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand is a common condition that causes serious limitations in the daily activities of millions of Americans. The scientific community has statistics on the lifetime risk of developing symptomatic OA of the knee and hip. And now, thanks to the work of leading researchers, it is has data illuminating the risk of symptomatic hand OA. To learn more, click this (Link).
UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center (TARC) physicians Amanda Nelson, MD, Kelli Allen, PhD, and Joanne Jordan, MD, MPH, were among the researchers who published the findings from data generated by an ongoing population-based study that TARC has managed for over 25 years, known as the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project.
The findings were presented in the April, 2017 issue of the medical journal Arthritis and Rheumatology. You may read the study findings via this link.
Articles about the study have been published in number of trade publications including Rheumatology Advisor.
The study was supported by the CDC and NIH.