Summary
Fifty patients in Saudi Arabia with primary gonarthrosis were randomly selected in order to study the anatomical pattern of the disease. Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs were taken with the patients nonweight-bearing and weight-bearing; axial projections of the patello-femoral joint were also taken. Involvement of more than one compartment was significantly more common than it was in a Swedish series. The patello-femoral joint was affected in 80% compared with 48% of the Swedish knees. Different living habits are suggested as a contributory cause for the different patterns of gonarthrosis in the two countries.
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On a choisi par randomisation, dans le but d'étudier l'aspect anatomique de la gonarthrose primitive, cinquante sujets d'Arabie Saoudite porteurs de cette affection. On a pratiqué des radiographies de face et de profil sur les patients debout et couchés, ainsi que des clichés du défilé fémoro-patellaire. L'atteinte de plus d'un compartiment est significativement plus fréquente que dans les séries suédoises. L'articulation fémoro-patellaire était atteinte dans 80% des cas alors qu'elle n'atteignait que 48% des genoux chez les Suédois. Les différences de mode de vie peuvent être une cause favorisante de la différence anatomique de la gonarthrose entre les deux pays.
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Ahlberg, A., Moussa, M. The anatomical pattern of gonarthrosis in Saudi Arabia. International Orthopaedics 13, 177–178 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00268043
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00268043