Osteoarthritic joint pain.
Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease associated with joint pain and loss of joint function. It has an estimated incidence of 4 out of every 100 people and significantly reduces the quality of life in affected individuals. The major symptoms are chronic pain, swelling and stiffness; sever...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons,
2004.
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| Series: | Novartis Foundation symposium ;
260. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease associated with joint pain and loss of joint function. It has an estimated incidence of 4 out of every 100 people and significantly reduces the quality of life in affected individuals. The major symptoms are chronic pain, swelling and stiffness; severe, chronic joint pain is often the central factor that causes patients to seek medical attention. Within the affected joint, there is focal degradation and remodelling of articular cartilage, new bone formation (osteophytes) and mild synovitis. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 292 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0470867639 9780470867631 9780470867587 0470867582 |