Osteoarthritis
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degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, hypertrophic arthritis
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- The most common type of arthritis.
- Osteoarthritis is a joint disease that mostly affects the cartilag.
- Osteoarthritis is a degenerative form of arthritis.
- Maintaining ideal weight or losing excess weight may help prevent osteoarthritis of the knee and hip or decrease the rate of progression once osteoarthritis is established.
- Osteoarthritis is an inevitable part of aging and can affect any joint.
- A degenerative joint disease that occurs when joint cartilage wears down and opposing bone surfaces rub against each other.
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