Epidemiology of knee osteoarthritis using Kellgren and Lawrence scale in Indian population

摘要

Osteoarthritis knee is one of the most prevalent conditions of knee in elder age group of population. Its causes pain, disability in geriatric population of society. Longer life expectancy is responsible for increase in osteoarthritis knee. K-L scale is well known scale of radiographic OA knee. This study was done to find prevalence of OA knee in Indian population of older than 40 years using K-L scale.