Radiographic change is common in new presenters in primary care with hip pain. PCR Hip Study Group.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis in subjects with hip pain newly presenting to primary care. METHODS: The study was cross-sectional in design, set in 35 general practices across the UK. It included 195 men and women aged 40 yr and over (median 63 yr) presenting with a new episode of hip pain. Hip radiographs were scored for minimum joint space (MJS) and overall-Croft's modification of the Kellgren and Lawrence (Croft)-grade of osteoarthritis. RESULTS: In a...

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Authors: Birrell, F; Croft, P; Cooper, C; Hosie, G; Macfarlane, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
• Volume: 39
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 772-775
• Publication date: 2000-07-01
• DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.7.772
• EISSN: 1462-0332
• ISSN: 1462-0324
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adult; Primary Health Care; Prospective Studies; Osteoarthritis, Hip; Pain; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Female; Middle Aged; Humans; Aged; Male