USMLE (Fach) / Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue Tumors (Lektion)
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Osteoarthritis
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- degeneration of cartilage (with structural and functional failure of synovial joints)
- most common type of joint disease
- oligoarticular
- females: hands and knees- males: hips
Morphology- bone eburnation- narrowed joint space- subchondral sclerosis- cysts- osteophytes
Clinical course- pain that worsens with use- morning stiffness- crepitus- Heberden nodes (bone swellings in the DIP)
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