Background Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations,
and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates. In the Global …

Objective To estimate the global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) as part of the
Global Burden of Disease 2010 study and to explore how the burden of hip and knee OA …

Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major public health issue because it causes chronic
pain, reduces physical function and diminishes quality of life. Ageing of the population and …

Worldwide, osteoarthritis (OA) is estimated to be the fourth leading cause of disability. Most
of this disability burden is attributable to the involvement of the hips or the knees. OA is …

Background and Purpose. The purpose of this study was to assess the intrasession and
intersession reliability of measurements of quantitative gait variables at two self-selected …

Background Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite metric
that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of ill-health. The …

Background Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial consideration
in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health. The Global Burden of …

Background Measurement of the global burden of disease with disability-adjusted life-years
(DALYs) requires disability weights that quantify health losses for all non-fatal …

Objective To determine whether land-based therapeutic exercise is beneficial for people
with knee osteoarthritis (OA) in terms of reduced joint pain or improved physical function and …

Background Current international treatment guidelines recommending therapeutic exercise
for people with symptomatic hip osteoarthritis (OA) report are based on limited evidence. …