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Kashin–Beck disease (KBD) is a chronic endemic osteochondropathy (disease of the bone) which is mainly distributed from northeastern to southwestern China involving 15 provinces. Tibet currently has the highest incidence rate of KBD in China. Southeast Siberia and North Korea are other affected areas. KBD usually involves children ages 5–15 and to date more than a million individuals have suffered from KBD.
