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Diseases » Muscle conditions » Incidence
 

Incidence Statistics for Types of Muscle conditions

The information below shows a list of types of Muscle conditions, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Muscle conditions. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.

Incidence Statistics for Types of Muscle conditions

Disease

Incidence Estimate

US people estimate

Statistic Used for Calculation

Muscle pain N/A N/A No information
Muscle weakness N/A N/A No information
Convulsions N/A N/A No information
Dermatomyositis N/A N/A No information
Febrile Seizures N/A N/A No information
Infantile Refsum Disease N/A N/A No information
Myasthenia Gravis N/A N/A No information
Myotonic Dystrophy N/A N/A No information
Open Wound approx 1 in 75 or 1.32% or 3.6 million people in USA 3,581,927 60,052 annual cases of open wounds in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Progressive Spinobulbar muscular atrophy N/A N/A No information
Refsum Disease N/A N/A No information
Sarcoma N/A N/A No information
Soft Tissue Sarcoma approx 1 in 32,771 or 0.00% or 8,300 people in USA 8,299 8,300 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate)

Types of Muscle conditions

For more information about types of Muscle conditions, refer to our section on types of Muscle conditions.

About incidence:

The medical term 'incidence' of Muscle conditions usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Muscle conditions. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Muscle conditions at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.


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