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BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH IN CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Volume 28, Issue 3, Pages 353-366Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2014.08.002
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MSK disorders; Prevalence; Burden; YLDs; DALYs; Pain; Costs; Global trends; Developing countries
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This chapter summarises the global and regional prevalence, disability (Years Lived with Disability (YLDs)) and overall burden (Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)) and costs for the common musculoskeletal disorders including low back and neck pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and a remaining combined group of other MSK conditions. The contribution of the role of pain in disability burden is introduced. Trends over time and predictions of increasing MSK disability with demographic changes are addressed and the particular challenges facing the developing world are highlighted. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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