OSTEOARTHRITIS IN FIGURES
500
MILLION AFFECTED
500 million people suffer from symptomatic osteoarthritis, 7 million of them in Spain.
30%
OF THE ASYMPTOMATIC POPULATION
It is the most prevalent joint pathology.
1st
CAUSE OF PERMANENT DISABILITY
Rheumatic diseases are the first cause of permanent disability and the third cause of temporary incapacity for work.
50%
OF PERMANENT INVALIDITY
50% of permanent disability cases caused by rheumatic diseases are those of patients with osteoarthritis.
“The drive of OAFI will play a key role in the coming years”
AMÀLIA LAFUENTE
Doctor and Professor of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona
Help us improve the quality of life of osteoarthritis patients.
