Post on 23-Feb-2016
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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