Osteoarthritis  is  the  most  common  reason  for  consultation  in general  practice  but  also  in  musculoskeletal  rehabilitation.  Its prevalence  is estimated at 10% among adults aged 40 years. This prevalence increases with age.

Aim: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of knee and secondarily to study the risk factors and therapeutic attitudes in daily practice.

Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted over a period of 03 months during examined 15 patients (1 male and 14 female) with definite diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Demographic, clinical, radiological and therapeutic modalities have been studied.

Result: Osteoarthritis of knee joints was the most common arthritic location. It was founded   in 12 patients ( 80 % of cases) with the mean duration of the disease of 6 years. The female patients had overweight, the mean BMI was 31.9 kg/m2. Metabolic syndrome was associated in 10 (83%) of cases. Eighty  percent  of  patients  had  a  radiological  advanced  stage  ( II and  III ). Deformations  were  present  only  in  12%  of  patients  with  knee  osteoarthritis. Common spinal disease was the most frequent (29.4%) problem in a patients with osteoarthritis. About treatments, more than one in three patients had previously used at least one pharmacological treatment (mostly NSAIDS) before consulting in physical medicine. Only 25 percent received chondroprotectors after its prescribing by physician.

Conclusion: The   patients   suffering   from   osteoarthritis takes medicine (mostly NSAIDs) before seeing the general physician and the rheumatologist. They have not always received optimal treatment (chondroprotectors).