Osteoarthritis

• Osteoarthritis 


  Chronic, non-systemic disorder of joints characterized by degeneration of joint cartilage.
• Osteoarthritis

  Gender: Both

  Risk factors: Increased age (wear-and-tear), obesity, pregnancy

  Affected: Wight-bearing joints
• Clinical Manifestations of Osteoarthritis

  • pain aggravated by use and relived by rest
  • heberden's nodes - distal (near fingernails)
  • bouchard's nodes - proximal (mid joint)