[Early evaluation of osteoarthritis using objective diagnostic methods].

Zhongguo Gu Shang

Department of Traumatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School, Shanghai 200025, China.

Published: May 2009

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic joint disease that involves degeneration of articular cartilage, limited intra-articular inflammation manifested by synovitis and changes in the subchondral bone. After the articular cartilage's stability and complex structure in the framework of pressure-proof were destruct, the ability to repair by itself was weak. Therefore early diagnosis in the treatment of osteoarthritis is a focal ponit. This paper addressed on the characteristics of diagnosis of OA in the relevant objective diagnostic methods.

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