who also donated blood samples for DNA, white blood cells and plasma tests and filled out a 16-module questionnaire on health-related topics such as lifestyle, diet and clinical diagnoses described in WHO ICD-10. A significant part of the cohort has whole genome sequencing (3000), whole exo...
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Osteoarthritis (OA) is highly prevalent in the population, with the hips, knees, and lumbar spine frequently affected. The range of prevalence estimates for knee and lumbar spine OA often overlap, with somewhat comparatively lower estimates for hip OA. Limited comparative studies ...
Data on individuals diagnosed with herniated intervertebral discs with radiculopathy (ICD-10 code M51.1) who did not undergo microdiscectomy (LDHsurg), were obtained from the Landspitali database of discharge diagnoses (for the same time period as LDHsurg, or 1997–2015). During this period, M...