BMUS: The Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States
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Osteoarthritis and Allied Disorders

IV.H.1.2

Lead Author(s): 

Charles G. Helmick, MD, CDC Team

Supporting Author(s): 

Sylvia I. Watkins-Castillo, PhD

For total medical expenditures, mean per-person expenditures for osteoarthritis and allied disorders were $11,029 average for the years 2008 to 2011. Aggregate medical expenditures for the estimated 30.8 million persons with osteoarthritis and allied disorders in the United States averaged $340 billion in each of the years 2008 to 2011.

For incremental medical expenditures, mean per-person expenditures for osteoarthritis and allied disorders were $2,017 on average for the years 2008 to 2011. Aggregate incremental medical expenditures for the United States for osteoarthritis and allied disorders were $62.1 billion in each of the years 2008 to 2011. (Reference Table 10.13 PDF [1] CSV [2]).

Edition: 

  • 2014
The Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States - Copyright © 2014.

Source URL: https://www.bmus-ors.org/2014-report/ivh12/osteoarthritis-and-allied-disorders

Links:
[1] https://bmus.latticegroup.com/docs/T10014.13.pdf
[2] https://bmus.latticegroup.com/docs/T10014.13.csv