From the Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences From the DepartmentLund University, of Orthopedics, Lund, Sweden Clinical Sciences Lund University, Lund, Sweden Osteoarthritis EpidemiologicOsteoarthritis and genetic aspects Epidemiologic and genetic aspects Jonas Franklin Jonas Franklin Thesis 2010 Thesis 2010 Contact address Jonas Franklin Department of Orthopedics Akureyri University Hospital IS-600 Akureyri Iceland E-mail:
[email protected] ISSN 1652-8220 ISBN 978-91-86443-87-0 Lund University, Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series 2010:71 Printed in Sweden Mediatryck, Lund 2010 To Hlíf Atli Egill and Jóhann Jonas Franklin 1 Contents List of papers, 2 Radiographic techniques, 17 Radiographic classification, 17 Definitions and abbreviations, 3 Statistical methods, 17 Thesis at a glance, 4 Ethics, 18 Description of contributions, 6 Data encryption and protection of the individual, 18 Introduction, 7 Symptoms and signs of osteoarthritis, 7 Summary of results of papers I-V, 19 Natural history of osteoarthritis, 8 Discussion, 24 Radiographic features of osteoarthritis, 8 Research methodology, 24 Definition of osteoarthritis, 9 Abnormal mechanical loading is a risk factor for Definition of hip fractures, 9 OA, 25 Study methodology, 9 Natural history of OA, 27 Epidemiology of osteoarthritis, 11 OA and hip fracture, 28 Epidemiology of hip fractures, 11 Conclusions, 30 Risk factors for osteoarthritis ,12 Summary, 31 Risk factors for hip fracture, 13 Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning på Aims, 14 svenska, 33 Patients and methods, 15 Ágrip á íslensku, 35 Overview of patient/subject allocation, 15 Acknowledgements, 37 Patient identification, 15 References, 38 Populations examined, 16 2 Osteoarthritis - Epidemiologic and genetic aspects List of papers This thesis is based on the following papers: I.