Global prevalence estimates of three chronic musculoskeletal conditions: club foot, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are a major source of morbidity and disability. There is a lack of global comparable data on the burden of MSK conditions in children and young people. Our aim was to estimate the global prevalence of three MSK conditions - Talipes Equinovarus (Clubfoot), Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (JSLE).

Methods

Using reported prevalence rates, age-stratified population data within the World Bank Data Bank in 2017 and United Nations country classification, we estimated the prevalence of these MSK conditions in < 5 year olds (clubfoot) and < 16 year olds (JIA and JSLE) across the world.

Results

We estimated that in 2017, there were ~ 675,061 < 5 year olds with clubfoot among 675,100,000 < 5

SUBMITTER: Dave M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7291758 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature