DISTRIBUTION OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS CASES IN PERTAMINA BINTANG AMIN HOSPITAL, BANDAR LAMPUNG

Osteoarthritis is a degenarative joint disease which affects joint cartilage. Almost 80% patients movement are limited and 25 % of them can not evev perform daily activities. Due to its chronic and progressive nature, socio-economic impacts in many developed and developing countries are enormous. This study aimed to determine the distribution of patient with knee osteoarthritis in Pertamina Bintang Amin Hospital Bandar Lampung. METHODS: This study is a decriptive cross sectional approach with secondary data taken from medical record. Thirty eight cases were evaluated in this study from January 2019 – Mei 2019. The variables observed include age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and occupations. RESULTS: The result show that 36,8 % of the samples were aged 50-59 years,78,9 % of the samples were female, 71,1 % of the samples had BMI obesity, 60,5 % and 43,2 % were work as housewife. A total of 23 of 38 knee samples had grade III, and 3 of 38 knee samples alsohad grade I, and as many as 7 of the 38 knee samples had a” very severe” clinical gradation. These result may be due to patients who have low grade gradation clinics and have received medical attention at the level I health facility or II. CONCLUSION: Form the result of this study, it can be concluded that age, sex, BMI, occupations and Kellgren-Lawrence scoring system at Pertamina Bintang Amin Bandar Lampung is in comformity with research that has been done in many places and theories that exist. REFERENCE: 1. Apley, Ag., & Louis Solomon, (2017). Osteoarthritis. In David Warwick (ED). System of Orthopaedics and Trauma (10th Ed., pp. 91-105). London, UK: CRC Press. 2. Fransen M.Bridgett L. March L.Hoy D. Penserga E. Brooks P.The Epidemiolgy os Osteoarthritis in Asia. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2011;14;113-212. 3. Zhang Fu – Quang,Wu Ming – Xia, Liu Xian – Xiang, Gender and Sex distribution of middle and old aged people with osteoarthritis in Fuzhou, Vol II, May 2009. 4. American of Orthopaedic Surgeon, Relatioship of Osteoarthritis and Biochemical Reactions, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2004 volume II.