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. 2009 May 9;468(1):90–95. doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-0876-9

Table 1.

Underlying diagnoses leading to end-stage knee arthritis

Underlying diagnosis Number (%)
Fracture group Sample population
Osteoarthritis 39 (57.3%) 14,654 (84.2%)
Posttraumatic arthritis 8 (11.76%) 1195 (6.88%)
Rheumatoid arthritis 8 (11.76%) 640 (3.69%)
Osteonecrosis 3 (4.41%) 409 (2.36%)
Prior arthrodesis 2 (2.9%) 37 (0.21%)
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis 2 (2.9%) 44 (0.25%)
Charcot arthropathy 1 (1.5%) 5 (0.028%)
Dwarfism: Morquio’s syndrome 1 (1.5%) 4 (0.023%)
Failed prior surgery: osteotomy 1 (1.5%) 3 (0.017%)
Osteogenesis imperfecta 1 (1.5%) 3 (0.017%)
Psoriatic arthritis 1 (1.5%) 24 (0.14%)
Systemic lupus erythematosus 1 (1.5%) 3 (0.017%)