DEGENERATIVE OSTEOARTHRITIS
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DEGENERATIVE OSTEOARTHRITIS. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. Hyaline cartilage Water content is reduced Familial Repetitive trauma. CLINICAL FEATURES. Progressive loss of function Progressive pain Stiffness Deformities Muscle atrophy and wasting Easy tendon rupture Locking of joints Crepitus. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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DEGENERATIVEOSTEOARTHRITIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
•Hyaline cartilage•Water content is reduced•Familial•Repetitive trauma
CLINICAL FEATURES
•Progressive loss of function•Progressive pain•Stiffness•Deformities•Muscle atrophy and wasting•Easy tendon rupture•Locking of joints•Crepitus
•Varus
•Heberden’s nodes
•Multiple hand deformities
Radiographic Findings