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'''Osteoarthritis''' is a degenerative disease of the joint.
'''Osteoarthritis''', abbreviated '''OA''', is a degenerative disease of the joint.
 
==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 }}
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*Advanced age.
*Trauma.
*Unusual loading (bony misalignment, obesity).  


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