Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: August | Volume: 7 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 425-428
Observational Study to Evaluate the Prevalence of Early Osteoarthritis (OA) in Knee among Women who were Having Premature Menopause
MD. Ekram
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Madhubani Medical College & Hospital, Bihar.
ABSTRACT
Aim & Objective: Knee osteoarthritis is a common phenomenon among women after menopause and it was hypotheses that hormonal factor play crucial role in it. The aim of this observational study is to evaluate the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis among women who were having premature menopause.
Material & Method: In this clinical retrospective observational study 145 women in whom symptoms of menopause occur before minimum 40 years of age and visited clinic with complains of knee osteoarthritis. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to measure the severity of the osteoarthritis. Data were collected in a predesigned format and were analysed by using computer software “Statistical Package for the Social Sciences” (SPSS) version 16.
Result: Among 145 patients who were included in the study 82 patients were reported with knee osteoarthritis developed within 1 year of premature menopause. As compare to rural area urban area were having more erratic treatment, but intervention of physiotherapy and regular medication was noted more in urban patients as compare to rural. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score was significantly high in both rural and urban patients. Awareness regarding the consequences of menopause was significantly low in both rural and urban patients.
Conclusion: This study concluded that severity of early knee osteoarthritis was higher among study population and lack of awareness was the main culprit for the severity. More patients' awareness is required among aged women regarding consequences of premature menopause and physical exercise or physiotherapy to avoid occurrence or severity of osteoarthritis.
Keywords: Prevalence, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Menopause, Awareness, Physiotherapy.
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