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According to Statista, in 2019, there were about 10 cases of osteoarthritis per 100,000 people in North America.
According to Statista, during 2019, there were around seven cases of osteoarthritis for every 100,000 women worldwide.
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The medical chief of the Atlético de Madrid professional sports team has been summoned to help Pope Francis with a knee problem that has been dragging on for a long time, as reported by the COPE network of the Spanish Episcopal Conference on its website.
The doctor for the Atlético de Madrid sports team was summoned by the Vatican as part of a group of specialists requested by the Vatican embassy in Spain and the Spanish bishops to see if they can offer non-surgical solutions for Pope Francis.
Health status of Pope Francis
The Pope must frequently use a wheelchair or a cane due to his health problem. As Villalón explained, Pope Francis, 85, suffers from arthritis, which causes inflammation of the joints and limits his movement.
“He is a very nice patient and very stubborn in the sense that there are surgical proposals that he does not want. He needs to be offered a more conservative treatment for him to accept, “said the sports doctor, who acknowledged that in his first contact he was” nervous “to be in front of such an important personality. “It is a responsibility since it is about getting a world figure in shape,” he explained in a COPE radio program.
Also, he said he felt “nervous” at the “responsibility” of dealing with the Catholic leader. “It is an honor to have this patient and above all a responsibility because he is a world figure,” said Villalón.
What is the osteoarthritis disease suffered by Pope Francis?
According to the Mayo Clinic, Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that worsens over time and often causes chronic pain. Joint pain and stiffness can become severe enough to make daily tasks difficult.
As a consequence of the pain and impairment of osteoarthritis, depression and sleep disturbances may appear.
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