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