| dc.description.abstract | Background. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that affects the articular
cartilage, subchondral, bone, synovium, and joint capsule through the
pathophysiology of various factors. Cartilage degeneration is the main
pathological finding of osteoarthritis. Aim. This study aims to describe cases of
knee osteoarthritis at Haji Adam Malik Hospital in Medan in 2020-2021. Methods.
This research is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design. This study used
the total sampling method by taking all members of the population as a sample.
Subjects in this study were knee osteoarthritis patients at RSUP. H. Adam Malik
Medan in 2020-2021. The data used is secondary data obtained from the patient's
medical records. The data analysis used is descriptive statistics. Results. This study
involved 83 patients with knee osteoarthritis consisting of 23 (27.7%) men and 60
(72.3%) women, with patients over the age of 45 years as many as 77 people
(92.8%). There were 42 people (50.6%) not working, 61 people (73.5%) did not
have a history of trauma, 32 people (38.6%) with BMI 25-29.9, 25 people (30.1%)
were included to grade 4 classification, 43 people (51.8%) had complaints before
coming for treatment for more than 6 months, 54 people (65.1%) were given
conservative management. Conclusion. There’s a correlation between age,
diabetes mellitus history, LDL, trigliseride, and heart disease history with ischemic
stroke fenomena. Based on the description of patient cases, the incidence of knee
osteoarthritis is more experienced by the age group of 55-64 years, female and not
working (housewives, retirees). Based on the risk factors, the incidence of knee OA
was more common in patients without a history of trauma, BMI 25-29.9 (obesity I),
grade 4 classification, duration of complaints of more than 6 months, and more
patients were managed conservatively. | en_US |
