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Johns Hopkins Health Alerts Arthritis Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis—also known as degenerative joint disease—is the gradual age-related deterioration of cartilage within the joints, causing pain and sometimes deformity. (Joint inflammation is uncommon with osteoarthritis, and common with rheumatoid arthritis.) Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis: nearly all people have developed some degree of osteoarthritis in one or more joints by the age of 60. Osteoarthritis can occur in any joint, but most commonly it affects the fingers, neck, spine, hips, knees, and feet. People with osteoarthritis have numerous arthritis pain relief and osteoarthritis treatment options, including joint replacement surgery. In this area, the specialists from America's #1 Rheumatology Center give you an overview of osteoarthritis, and the most recent breakthroughs on osteoarthritis treatments, osteoarthritis medications.

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All the articles in the Arthritis area are derived from our monthly newsletter, Johns Hopkins Health After 50 and our annual Johns Hopkins White Paper: Arthritis.



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