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