• Patricia Clark, Daniela Contreras, María J Ríos-Blancas, Jaimie D Steinmetz, Liane Ong, Garland T Culbreth, Hailey Lenox, Carlos F Mendoza, and Christian Razo.
• Clinical Epidemiology Unit. Hospital Infantil de México "Federico Gómez", Mexico City, Mexico.
• Gac Med Mex. 2023 Jan 1; 159 (6): 502511502-511.

BackgroundMusculoskeletal disorders (MSD) affect 1.71 billion people worldwide and are the leading cause of disability.ObjectiveTo analyze the years lived with disability (YLD) attributed to MSD in Mexico between 1990 and 2021.Material And MethodsWith estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study, the YLDs due to MSD and their six categories were analyzed, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, neck pain, low back pain, as well as other MSDs. Patterns and trends in the number, crude rate, and YLD age-standardized rate were evaluated at the national and state levels, as well as by age group and gender.ResultsMSDs were the main cause of YLDs in Mexico between 1990 and 2021, with an increase of 57.3%, going from 1,458.4 to 2,293.7 per 100,000 population. Low back pain (840.6 YLD) showed the highest rate in 2021, while osteoarthritis had the largest increase. MSDs increased with age and, and except for gout, affected women more often.ConclusionsFrom 1990 to 2021, MSDs were the main cause of YLDs in Mexico, with a higher impact on adults and women. MSDs can appear early in life, hence the need for continuous interventions in order to preserve quality of life.Copyright: © 2023 Permanyer.

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