OSTEOARTHRITIS- IMPORTANT FACTS

OSTEOARTHRITIS

MOST COMMON FORM OF ARTHRITIS

AGE RELATED

RISK FACTORS:

OBESITY, MECHANICAL DAMAGE, OCCUPATION, INHERITANCE, SEPSIS (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)

NOTE: HAEMOCHROMATOSIS CAN CAUSE OSTEOARTHRITIS

SIGNS

BOUCHARD’S NODES

HERBEDEN’S NODES

CMC JOINT (FIRST)

CREPITUS

INSTABILITY

EFFUSION

RESTRICTED MOVEMENT/MUSCLE WASTING

MANAGEMENT

1-CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT: EDUCATION, EXERCISE, WEIGHT LOSS, SUPPORT DEVICES…

11-PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT:PARACETAMOL (PAIN LADDER), NSAID, CORTICOSTEROID INJECTIONS

111-SURGICAL TREATMENT