“Being a clinician, to me it is a worry to see that these people are young and have had symptoms for a long time,” coauthor Ewa M. Roos, PT, PhD, said at the congress, which was sponsored by the Osteoarthritis Research Society International.
“Here is a group of people that we don’t necessarily think about as athletes, these are people with osteoarthritis. They are seen in primary care, but maybe we don’t think about them as osteoarthritis patients at a younger age, but this is a group that we need to be very careful to recognize,” added Dr. Roos, also of University of Southern Denmark. She cochaired the session where the findings were presented.
The GLA:D® Registry is funded by various sources including the Danish Rheumatism Association, Naestved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals, Region Zealand, and the Danish Physiotherapy Association. Dr. Holm had no conflicts of interest.
SOURCE: Holm PM et al. Osteoarthr Cartil. 2018:26(1):S56.OARSI 2018 Abstract 84.