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==General==
==General==
Clinical:
*Morning stiffness (<30 minutes).<ref name=pmid24881169>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Negoescu | first1 = A. | last2 = Ostör | first2 = AJ. | title = Self-management pivotal in osteoarthritis. | journal = Practitioner | volume = 258 | issue = 1770 | pages = 25-8, 3 | month = Apr | year = 2014 | doi =  | PMID = 24881169 }}</ref>
*Worse with exercise.<ref>URL: [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000423.htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000423.htm]. Accessed on: October 25, 2014.</ref>
Management:
*Acetaminophen (paracetamol).
*Other analgesics.
*Joint replacement.
===Risks===
===Risks===
It is associated with:<ref name=pmid20302555>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Martel-Pelletier | first1 = J. | last2 = Pelletier | first2 = JP. | title = Is osteoarthritis a disease involving only cartilage or other articular tissues? | journal = Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi | volume = 21 | issue = 1 | pages = 2-14 | month = Apr | year = 2010 | doi =  | PMID = 20302555 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/corehtml/query/egifs/http:--www.tevak.org-images-Eklemlinkout.png }}
It is associated with:<ref name=pmid20302555>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Martel-Pelletier | first1 = J. | last2 = Pelletier | first2 = JP. | title = Is osteoarthritis a disease involving only cartilage or other articular tissues? | journal = Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi | volume = 21 | issue = 1 | pages = 2-14 | month = Apr | year = 2010 | doi =  | PMID = 20302555 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/corehtml/query/egifs/http:--www.tevak.org-images-Eklemlinkout.png }}
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*Advanced age.
*Advanced age.
*Trauma.
*Trauma.
*Unusual loading (bony misalignment, [[obesity]]).  
*Unusual loading (bony misalignment, [[obesity]]).


==Gross pathology/radiology==
==Gross pathology/radiology==
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