RISK FACTORS AND FEATURES OF CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF EARLY X-RAY STAGES OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Abstract

The article presents the results of clinical studies of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee joint at early radiological stages. Overweight and obesity were identified as significant risk factors for the development of osteoarthritis, which were identified in almost half of the patients. Among the factors capable of influencing the development of the disease, heredity for early osteoarthritis and transverse flat feet were significant. The most frequent clinical manifestations were short-term episodes of pain with overload of joints, discomfort when going down / upstairs, as well as various combinations of symptoms: stiffness at the beginning of movement with pain in the "squatting position".