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Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Aspects of Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

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This chapter provides a clinical overview of osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Knowledge on epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical aspects of osteoarthritis of the knee or hip is summarized.

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  1. Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Diana C. Sanchez-Ramirez

  2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center, 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Joost Dekker

  3. Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Joost Dekker

  4. Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Willem F. Lems

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Sanchez-Ramirez, D.C., Dekker, J., Lems, W.F. (2014). Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Aspects of Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis. In: Dekker, J. (eds) Exercise and Physical Functioning in Osteoarthritis. SpringerBriefs in Specialty Topics in Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7215-5_2

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