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Osteoarthritis commonly affects the hands, feet, spine, and the large weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees, although in theory, any joint in the body can be affected. As osteoarthritis progresses, movement patterns (such as gait), are typically affected. [1] Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of a joint effusion of the knee. [15]
Arthritis is an umbrella term referring to a group of conditions that cause inflammation in the joints. ... Arthritis can also be caused by an infection. This is called infectious (or septic ...
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]
Arthritis is a form of arthropathy that involves inflammation of one or more joints, [3] [4] while the term arthropathy may be used regardless of whether there is inflammation or not. Joint diseases can be classified as follows: [citation needed] Arthritis; Infectious arthritis; Septic arthritis (infectious) Tuberculosis arthritis; Reactive ...
The causes of arthralgia are varied and range, from a joints perspective, from degenerative and destructive processes such as osteoarthritis and sports injuries to inflammation of tissues surrounding the joints, such as bursitis. [5] These might be triggered by other things, such as infections or vaccinations. [6]
Gout causes painful swelling, typically only impacting one joint. Its symptoms can come and go. Periods when gout symptoms are more severe are called gout flares or gout attacks.
Dr. Ashira Blazer says back pain can be caused by arthritis, a chronic illness that causes pain, stiffness and swelling around the joints. (Photo: Yahoo Life.)
Chronic inflammation and exuberant proliferation of the synovium leads to formation of pannus and destruction of cartilage, bone, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels. [2] Pannus tissue is composed of aggressive macrophage- and fibroblast-like mesenchymal cells, macrophage-like cells and other inflammatory cells that release collagenolytic ...