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2. Knee arthritis - Wikipedia

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   The knee is one of the joints most commonly affected by osteoarthritis. [2] Cartilage in the knee may begin to break down after sustained stress, leaving the bones of the knee rubbing against each other and resulting in osteoarthritis. [7] Nearly a third of US citizens are affected by osteoarthritis of the knee by age 70. [8]

3. How to lower or eliminate your risk of knee arthritis ...

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   Most people undergo a knee replacement due to osteoarthritis in the joint, which can cause pain, swelling and less knee mobility. In fact, knee osteoarthritis is considered to have a high rate of ...

4. Swollen, Achey Knees? Those Are Tell-Tale Symptoms of Knee ...

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   Knee arthritis specifically deals with the damage of cartilage in the knee joint area, meaning, when the knee is in use—bending down, walking, turning—bone meets bone and causes excruciating pain.

5. Knee pain in the US increased 65% over the past 20 years ...

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   Osteoarthritis is often the cause of knee pain, especially for women and older adults, according to the Arthritis Foundation. But sore knees may also result from an injury, weak or tight muscles ...

6. Arthritis - Wikipedia

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   Osteoarthritis typically affects the weight-bearing joints, such as the back, knee and hip. Unlike rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis is most commonly a disease of the elderly. The strongest predictor of osteoarthritis is increased age, likely due to the declining ability of chondrocytes to maintain the structural integrity of cartilage. [69]

7. Knee cartilage replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   It is responsible for much of the compressive resistance and load bearing qualities of the knee joint and, without it, walking is painful to impossible. Osteoarthritis is a common condition of cartilage failure that can lead to limited range of motion, bone damage and invariably, pain. Due to a combination of acute stress and chronic fatigue ...