Difference between revisions of "Osteoarthritis"

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Memory device ''LOSS'': ''L''oss of cartilage, ''O''steophyte formation, ''S''ubchondral cysts, ''S''ubchondral sclerosis.
Memory device ''LOSS'': ''L''oss of cartilage, ''O''steophyte formation, ''S''ubchondral cysts, ''S''ubchondral sclerosis.
Notes:
*Osteophytes are classically medial and lateral in the hip.<ref name=pmid12597129>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Claassen | first1 = H. | last2 = Tschirner | first2 = T. | title = Topographical and histological examination of osteophytes taken from arthrotic femoral heads. | journal = Ann Anat | volume = 185 | issue = 1 | pages = 67-71 | month = Jan | year = 2003 | doi =  | PMID = 12597129 }}</ref>
**They tend to form in the area with high loading.


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
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