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The prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis in hand and knee joints was studied in representative subsamples of the 75 and 79 year old population of Göteborg, Sweden. A comparison between two cohorts of 79-year-olds, revealed no significant difference between them. A longitudinal study within one of these cohorts including those aged between 75 and 79 showed a modest but not statistically significant progression of osteoarthritis in hand and knee joints. The results suggest a reduced progression of osteoarthritis after 75 years of age.
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Bagge, E., Bjelle, A. & Svanborg, A. Radiographic osteoarthritis in the elderly. A cohort comparison and a longitudinal study of the “70-year old people in Göteborg”. Clin Rheumatol 11, 486–491 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02283103
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