OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of symptomatic knee, hand, and hip osteoarthritis (OA)
in the general adult population of Greece. METHODS: This cross-sectional population …

OBJECTIVE In this cross-sectional epidemiologic study we examined the association between
type 2 diabetes mellitus and demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic parameters in …

Although older age is the greatest risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA), OA is not an inevitable
consequence of growing old. Radiographic changes of OA, particularly osteophytes, are …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of rheumatic diseases in Greek urban, suburban,
and rural adult general populations. METHODS: This cross-sectional population based …

Introduction-Purpose: As elderly people tend to have an increase of percentage in the Greek
population, health problems related to ageing, such as primary hip osteoarthritis will result …

Introduction: This study explored the psychometric properties of the modified Harris Hip
Score-Greek version (mHHS-Gr) as a patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure in osteoarthritic …

Objective: To evaluate the microfracture intervention with tibial valgus osteotomy associated
in the treatment of varus gonarthrosis. Methods: From November 2005 to May 2013, 129 …

Background Rheumatic diseases are a major health and financial burden for societies. The
prevalence of rheumatic diseases may change over time, and therefore, we sought to …

Objective To develop evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis
(OA). Methods The multidisciplinary guideline development group, representing 12 …

This observational study aimed to examine the clinimetric properties of the Greek for Greece
translation of the Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC ® ). One …