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Vol. 56 No. 1 (2004)
https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2004.46

Prevalence of erosive osteoarthritis of the hand in a population from venitian area

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F. Cavasin
office@pagepress.org
, Italy.
L. Punzi
, Italy.
R. Ramonda
, Italy.
M. Pianon
, Italy.
F. Oliviero
, Italy.
P. Sfriso
, Italy.
S. Todesco
, Italy.
Objectives: 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. Methods: All people aged > 40 years of a small town in Venetian area has been considered. A complete clinical evaluation has been performed in all subjects. For those patients with clinical signs or symptoms of OA, radiographic evaluation of the hands has been carried out. Results: The entire population aged >40 years living in Silea entered the study. Signs or symptoms of OA were present in 200 out 640 subjects (31.2%), whereas EOA was diagnosed in 17 (8.5%) all female, mean age 57.5±10.1 years (range 41-74) mean disease duration 5.1±3.8 years (range 1-15). The most frequently involved joint was the second DIP of the right hand. Conclusion: The prevalence of EOA in the Venetian area seems to be around 8.5%.

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Prevalence of erosive osteoarthritis of the hand in a population from venitian area. Reumatismo [Internet]. 2004 Mar. 30 [cited 2026 Sep. 16];56(1):46-50. Available from: https://www.reumatismo.org/reuma/article/view/reumatismo.2004.46

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