RT Book, Section
A1 Kelsey, Jennifer L.
A1 Sowers, MaryFran
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141961346
T1 Musculoskeletal Disorders
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 15e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071441988
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141961346
RD 2024/04/24
AB Musculoskeletal  disorders  are  common,  affect  all  age  groups,  and  are  associated  with  a  great  deal  of  disability,  impairment,  and  handicap.  More  than  12  million  people  in  the  United  States  have  their  activity  limited  by  musculoskeletal  disorders,  a  figure  greater  than  for  any  other  disease  category  (Fig.  66-1).1  Musculoskeletal  impairments  affect  about  14%  of  the  population,  with  the  spine  most  commonly  involved,  followed  by  the  lower  extremity  or  hip  and  the  upper  extremity  or  shoulder  (Table  66-1).2  Each  year  about  11%  of  the  population  in  the  United  States  experience  a  musculoskeletal  injury  severe  enough  that  medical  care  is  sought  or  activity  is  restricted  for  at  least  half  a  day.2  The  total  economic  cost  to  the  United  States  of  musculoskeletal  conditions  was  estimated  to  be  $284  billion  in  2000,3  second  only  to  diseases  of  the  circulatory  system.  Indirect  costs  from  lost  earnings  and  services  represent  a  particularly  high  proportion  of  this  cost,  since  many  people  are  affected  during  their  most  productive  years.