Prevalencia de gonartrosis y factores asociados en los pacientes militares activos y civiles que asistieron a la consulta externa en el Centro de Especialidades del Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina en el año 2018.

Abstract

Gonarthrosis is a frequent osteodegenerative disease that affects active military and civilian patients in the Specialties Center of the Marine Corps causing functional limitation, chronic pain, inflammation of the joint components of the knee. The objective of this research study is to determine the prevalence and associated factors in active military patients and civilians with knee OA who attended the outpatient service of the Specialty Center of the Marine Corps in 2018. A non-retrospective study was carried out. experimental cross-section with a quantitative approach with a descriptive scope. The results were obtained with the help of data collection through the clinical records of the patients who attended this health center. The population universe was of a total of 505 overweight-obese patients of the Marine Corps, performing the sampling has been extracted to 102 patients who attended the external consultation of the Traumatology Area in the Center of Specialties in 2018. The prevalence of patients with gonarthrosis was 20%. The dominant risk factor that was found with greater relevance were bilateral primary gonarthrosis with 44%, then it continues between ages of 30-45 years with 45% and obesity grade 1 with 39% obtained through the BMI. As a result, it is concluded that the factors associated with age and overweight-obesity is a determinant that influences the presence of increase of gonarthrosis.