Review Article
The Global Economic Cost of Osteoarthritis: How the UK Compares
| Author | Year of study | Country | Cost studied | Individual cost per annum (2010 £) per OA patient | Population cost per annum (2010 £) |
| McClean et al.
| 1993
| USA
| Direct costs | £1526
| US $548 million
| Lanes et al.
| 1994
| USA
| Direct costs | £496
| N/A
| Buckwater et al.
| 2000 | USA | Indirect costs | N/A | £2 billion–£8 billion
| Kotlartz et al.
| 2005 | USA | Indirect costs | £355 | £7.25 billion | Maetzel et al.
| 2000 | Canada | Direct costs Indirect costs | £3162 £1407 | N/A N/A | Gupta et al. | 2002 | Canada | Direct costs Indirect costs | £1768 £9986 | N/A N/A | Loza et al. | 2003 | Spain | Direct costs Indirect costs | £1292 £209 | £4.04 billion £654 million | Le Pen et al.
| 2003 | France | Direct costs | £316 | £1.58 billion | Leardini et al. | 2001 | Italy | Direct costs Indirect costs | £ 981 £1299 | N/A N/A | Woo et al. | 2001
| Hong Kong | Direct costs Indirect costs | £6561 £620 | £323 million (combined cost) | Xie et al. | 2005 | Singapore | Indirect costs | £610–£730 | N/A |
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