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Arthritis, Degenerative
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Basics
Description
Description
- Degenerative arthritis or osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common progressive joint disease, with estimated prevalence of 54 million cases in the U.S. as of 2015 per CDC national statistics
- This number is expected to continue increasing due to aging population and obesity
- Found almost exclusively in the elderly
Etiology
Etiology
- Pathophysiology thought to be multifactorial, with main mechanisms below
- Repetitive stress to synovial joints with aging
- May be seen in younger patients secondary to joint trauma
- Articular cartilage destruction:
- Reactive changes in joint margin bone and subchondral sclerosis
- Risk factors include age, obesity, trauma, genetics, sex, and environment
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Basics
Description
Description
- Degenerative arthritis or osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common progressive joint disease, with estimated prevalence of 54 million cases in the U.S. as of 2015 per CDC national statistics
- This number is expected to continue increasing due to aging population and obesity
- Found almost exclusively in the elderly
Etiology
Etiology
- Pathophysiology thought to be multifactorial, with main mechanisms below
- Repetitive stress to synovial joints with aging
- May be seen in younger patients secondary to joint trauma
- Articular cartilage destruction:
- Reactive changes in joint margin bone and subchondral sclerosis
- Risk factors include age, obesity, trauma, genetics, sex, and environment
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Arthritis, Degenerative." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307414/all/Arthritis__Degenerative.
Arthritis, Degenerative. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307414/all/Arthritis__Degenerative. Accessed March 28, 2023.
Arthritis, Degenerative. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307414/all/Arthritis__Degenerative
Arthritis, Degenerative [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2023 March 28]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307414/all/Arthritis__Degenerative.
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