Osteoarthritis: Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options.

Med Clin North Am

Department of PM&R, University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine Rittenhouse, 1800 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA. Electronic address:

Published: March 2020

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a worldwide endemic and debilitating disease. Previously thought to simply be damaged from "wear and tear," OA is now understood to be a complex interaction of local and systemic factors. This article reviews the pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, and various conservative, surgical, and novel treatments of OA.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2019.10.007DOI Listing

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