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Osteoarthritis

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Cause Of Cartilage Degeneration In Osteoarthritis Discovered “Osteoarthritis typically begins with a disruption of the surface layer of cartilage. The cartilage surface layer, called the superficial zone, is the most important functionally of the four layers of cartilage present in joints. In normal joints the cartilage surface is perfectly smooth, enabling joints to slide across one another without friction. Once the cartilage of the superficial zone starts to deteriorate, though, osteoarthritis sets in, triggering an irreversible process that eventually leads to the loss of underlying layers of cartilage until bone begins to grind painfully against bone. Osteoarthritis most commonly affects the spine, temporomandibular joints, shoulders, hands, hips and knees.”

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Is obesity a risk factor for progressive radiographic knee osteoarthritis? (Arthritis Rheum. 2009)

Posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis after ankle-related fractures. (J Orthop Trauma. 2009)

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