3rd place after cardiovascular and nervous pathologies.
58% of French people complain of back pain after the age of 18.
60,000 people have to stop working because of joint problems
2 million French suffer from coxarthrosis or various types of arthritis
100,000 French suffer from gout
600,000 French suffer from rheumatoid arthritis
68% of women aged 65 to 85 are affected by osteoarthritis, compared with 58% of men
85% of the population is affected after the age of 85
Total cost to the SOCIAL SECURITY = 2.7 billion, which will have to be multiplied by 20 by 2020!