Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2010, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (20): 3776-3779.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2010.20.039

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Epidemiological survey of symptomatic cervical spine osteoarthritis in middle-aged and senior residents in Guangzhou

Su Yang1, Zhu Zhi-gang2, Cai Yu-xing3, Zhang Zhong-min1, Xue Qing-yun4   

  1. 1Department of Orthopaedics, Third Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou  510630, Guangdong Province, China;
    2Department of Spine and Bone Disease Surgery, 3Department of Radiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou  510515, Guangdong Province, China; 4Department of Orthopaedics, Beijing Hospital,  Ministry of Health of China, Beijing  100730, China
  • Online:2010-05-14 Published:2010-05-14
  • Contact: Zhu Zhi-gang, Doctor, Associate chief physician, Department of Spine and Bone Disease Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China zzgnfyy@fimmu.com
  • About author:Su Yang, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Spine Surgery, Third Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Foundation for Science and Technology Research Project during the Eleventh Five-year Plan Period, No. 2006BAI02B02*

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Cervical spine osteoarthritis is a kind of disease that affects cervical joint function which seriously influences quality of life of middle-aged and senior patients and is relatively less investigated in domestic.

OBJECTIVE: To understand the distribution of prevalence of symptomatic cervical spine osteoarthritis (SOA) in middle-aged and senior residents in Guangzhou.

METHODS: Residents who had formal residence certification and over 40 years old were selected and received SOA epidemiology investigation. X-ray inspections were conducted in cervical positive and lateral sides at who had symptoms of cervical spine osteoarthritis. The final diagnostic criteria for symptomatic cervical spine osteoarthritis was osteoarthritis symptoms and Kellgren＆Lawrence classification.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Among 1 342 cases, the total incidence of symptomatic cervical spine osteoarthritis in the middle-aged and senior residents was 23.2%. And male incidence and female incidence were 15.5% and 30.2%, respectively, with a significant difference between them (P < 0.001). The incidence of SOA was increased as the age got increased (P < 0.001). The prevalence of SOA in C5-6 was 21.0%, which was much higher than the other spinal level. There was a significant difference in the prevalence of cervical SOA between urban and rural areas (P < 0.001). This suggested that the prevalence of symptomatic cervical SOA was very high in the middle-aged and senior residents in Guangzhou, and we should pay much attention to it.

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