Disability-adjusted life year for osteoarthritis per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004. Globally, , approximately 250million people had osteoarthritis of the knee (3.6% of the population). Hip osteoarthritis affects about 0.85% of the population. , osteoarthritis globally causes moderate to severe disability in 43.4 million people. Together, knee and hip osteoarthritis had a ranking for disability globally of 11th among 291 disease conditions assessed. , osteoarthritis affected 52.5million people in the United States, approximately 50% of whom were 65 years or older. It is estimated that 80% of the population have radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis by age 65, although only 60% of those will have symptoms. The rate of osteoarthritis in the United States is forecast to be 78million (26%) adults by 2040. In the United States, there were approximately 964,000 hospitalizations for osteoarthritis in 2011, a rate of 31 stays per 10,000 population. With an aggregate cost of $14.8billion ($15,400 per stay), it was the second-most expensive condition seen in U.S. hospital stays in 2011. By payer, it was the second-most costly condition billed to Medicare and private insurance.
complications of Ehlers–Danlos syndromes
complications of Cat-scratch disease
complications of Raynaud syndrome
complications of Xeroderma pigmentosum
complications of Gangrene
complications of Vasculitis
complications of Epidermolysis bullosa
complications of Avascular necrosis