A common form of arthritis in which tissue changes occur in one or more joints, such as swelling, lumps or cysts, or small pieces of loose bone and cartilage, which cause stiffness and pain. Also called osteoarthritis.
is a wearing-out of the cartilage of joint surfaces, which results in greatly increased stress on the underlying bones and causes pain, swelling, and gradual loss of joint function. This occurs with age, but a history of injuries to joints, mainly in large, weight bearing joints, or in other joints where there have been years of repetitive movement will produce the disease in younger people as well. The cartilage between the bones allows them to move (or slide) on each other, providing stable movement. If the smooth cartilage between the bones becomes roughened it causes friction between the bones, leading to joint pain.
chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
The most common type of arthritis. It is associated with a breakdown of cartilage in joints and can occur in almost any joint in the body. It most commonly occurs in the fingers, hips, knees, and spine. Degenerative joint disease also is called osteoarthritis.
A condition in the jaw joint caused by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis of a joint. This may be secondary to previous trauma or as a result of repetitive overuse. There is a gradual degeneration of the articular cartilage of a joint, accompanied by changes in the soft tissues surrounding the joint. Symptoms include pain, stiffness and a loss of function.
Any joint problem that has progressive degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying (subchondral) bone. Occurs most frequently in the joints below the radius in the foreleg and femur in the hind leg. Some of the more common causes include repeated trauma, conformation faults, blood disease, traumatic joint injury, subchondral bone defects (OCD lesions) and excessive intra-articular corticosteroid injections. Also known as osteoarthritis.
Term for a group of disorders resulting in progressive deterioration of the articular cartilage of a joint, accompanied by bone proliferation around the joint margins and thickening of the soft tissues of the joint; also called degenerative arthritis.
Changes in the joint surfaces as a result of repetitive trauma and 'wear and tear'.