Degenerative osteoarthritis a reversible chronic disease.

Osteoarthritis () is the most common chronic musculoskeletal disorder. It can affect any joint and is the most frequent single cause of disability in older adults. is a progressive degenerative disease involving the entire joint structure in a vicious circle that includes the capsule-bursa tissue inflammation, synovial fluid modifications, cartilage breakdown and erosions, osteochondral inflammatory damage leading to bone erosion and distortion. Research has identified the initial inflammatory-immunologic process that starts this vicious cycle leading to so-called Research has also identified the role played in the disease advancement by synoviocytes and , chondrocytes, extracellular matrix, local immune-inflammatory mediators and proteases. This article investigates the joint-resident that play an essential local homeostatic role and regulate cell turn over and tissue repair. Resident establish and maintain a local . The understanding of physiopathology clarifies the core mechanisms by which minimally invasive interventions might be able to halt and reverse the course of early stage . Interventions employing , and are considered in this article.