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Archive Copy: 1999 Annual Meeting Scientific Program. New Approaches to the Treatment of Osteoarthritis: Oral Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine, Hyalurocan Injections and Intra-Articular Polyurethane

See: Chondral and Osteochondral Injuries of the Knee
Enchondral Ossification
Articular Cartilage: Injury and Potential for Repair:
Osteoarthritis
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

January 11, 2008 — An 8-week exercise program was associated with relief of symptoms and reduced fatigue in elderly patients with arthritis, according to a randomized controlled trial reported in the January issue of Arthritis Care & Research.

Siddiqui & Laborde 2007
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease and a major cause of morbidity and disability. It is commonly seen in the elderly population; however, its appearance at an early age is possible. Thus, the disease can no longer be considered a simple consequence of aging and...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common articular disease worldwide, affecting over 20 million individuals in the United States alone. Its high prevalence entails significant costs to society. Direct costs include physician visits, medications, and surgical intervention. Indirect costs include such items as time lost from work. Costs can be particularly...

Medscape Patient Education Center on Osteoarthritis

Presentation by L.C.Jones PhD

Osteoarthritis, the most common type of joint disease, is a heterogeneous group of conditions that result in common histopathologic and radiologic changes. It is a degenerative disorder that results from the biochemical breakdown of articular cartilage in the synovial joints. Although osteoarthritis is thought to be largely due to excessive...

Remodelling of Biological Tissues

David S. Hungerford, MD Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Chief, Division of Arthritis Surgery Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of joint disease in the United States. Because of its prevalence and the severe impact of its symptoms on patients’ quality of life, OA justly represents a major concern for health-care...