OSTEOARTHRITIS- A DEGENERATIVE DISORDER
Osteoarthritis- A Degenerative Disorder Osteoarthritis(OA) is a degenerative joint disease primarily affecting the articular cartilage. Repeated weight bearing on such cartilage leads to its fibrillation eventually causing eburnation and osteophyte formation in the underlying bones. Two types of OA are recognized-primary and secondary. PRIMARY OA: This occurs in old age, mainly in the weight bearing…
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