Snapshot of osteoarthritis

With hospitalisations related to osteoarthritis rising by 25% between 2001 and 2011, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has published this Snapshot of Osteoarthritis which provides the most recent Australian statistics on the condition.

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting an estimated 1.8 million Australians (about 8% of the population).  In 2010-11 there were 115,000 surgical procedures performed on people with osteoarthritis, 30% being knee replacements and 20% hip replacements.

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